3 of us from MN are planning to visit RMNP for the first time for a 5 day stretch in mid-July. Curious to hear anyone's thoughts on this potential itinerary for our stay here! For reference, we have one moderate-high experience hiker, one moderate hiker, and one moderate-low hiker but were planning on sticking together the whole time. Would definitely love to know if this plan may be more daunting than we're making it out to be or if there's any recommendations for alternative hikes!
Day 1: Get acclimated to the elevation and avoid much hiking. Plan on doing Trail Ridge Road and then setting up camp. Could maybe add more here like a short lake loop in the area, but don't want to plan too much.
Day 2: Do the Nymph, Dream, Haiyaha, Loch, Sky loop. From what I've read this is a slightly easier lower elevation area for if we're still acclimating. Could this potentially be too long though for day 2?
Day 3: Do the 1 way trip from Cub Lake trailhead up to Odessa Lake and down to Bear Lake. Then catch a shuttle back up to Moraine Campground where we'll be staying. Is it better to start at Fern Lake Trailhead over Cub Lake trailhead?
Day 4: We're planning on catching a concert at Red Rocks the night of Day 3 so will likely not be interested in any early morning hiking this day. Plan to use this more as a rest day and maybe go explore Estes park area and rent a kayak on the water.
Day 5: Want to do one summit while we're here and debating between Hallett's Peak and Twin Sisters. Any recommendations between the two? Hallett's may be easier to access since we're staying on the shuttle loop but Twin Sisters would let us see a new area of the park.
Other potential options would be Black Lake, Chasm Lake, more Estes Park trails or perhaps some shorter loops like Bear Lake, Sprague lake, and Lily Lake.
Thanks for the input!