Namaqua Hill–Bass Pond, 5 lakes
12 mi · ▲ 455 ft · 4 hr 14 min
Namaqua Hill–Bass Pond, 5 lakes is a 12-mile out-and-back in Cottonwood Run Natural Area near Kings Corner, CO. The route passes Bass Pond, Dragonfly Pond and Schuster Lake before reaching Namaqua Hill at the turnaround, 6 miles in. It climbs 455 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Namaqua Hill–Bass Pond, 5 lakes
12 mi · ▲ 455 ft · 4 hr 14 min
Elevation 4,932–5,419 ft
Out & Back · Cottonwood Run Natural Area
Trailhead: 40.38733, -105.08006
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 95°F / low 65° · precip 3% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 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.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1.3 miPass Schuster Lake.
- 450 ftBear right, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Westside Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 ftReach Namaqua Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Big Thompson River Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn 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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Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Big Thompson River Trail & Civic Center Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Bass Pond–Sandpiper Pond, 6 lakes 2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Bass Pond–Schuster Lake, 5 lakes 11.4 mi · ▲ 217 ft
- Devils Backbone–Keyhole, 7 lakes 13.4 mi · ▲ 407 ft
- Overlook–Bass Pond, 6 lakes 15.3 mi · ▲ 655 ft
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