Bass Pond–Sandpiper Pond, 6 lakes
2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min
Bass Pond–Sandpiper Pond, 6 lakes is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Fairgrounds Park near Kings Corner, CO. The route passes Bass Pond, Dragonfly Pond, Sandpiper Pond and Jayhawker Pond North before reaching Jayhawker Pond South at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bass Pond–Sandpiper Pond, 6 lakes
2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min
Elevation 4,932–4,959 ft
Out & Back · Fairgrounds Park
Trailhead: 40.38733, -105.08006
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 94°F / low 59° · precip 5% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 500 ftSharp left onto Big Thompson River Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miPass Bass Pond.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Dragonfly Pond.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Sandpiper Pond.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miPass Jayhawker Pond North.
- 50 ftPass Jayhawker Pond South.
- 150 ftReach Bass Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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