Schuster Lake & Dragonfly Pond via Big Thompson River Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Schuster Lake & Dragonfly Pond via Big Thompson River Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Cottonwood Run Natural Area near Loveland, CO. The route passes Dragonfly Pond and Schuster Lake. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Schuster Lake & Dragonfly Pond via Big Thompson River Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 4,954–5,020 ft
Out & Back · Cottonwood Run Natural Area
Trailhead: 40.39289, -105.09053
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 94°F / low 59° · precip 4% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: EISENHOWER BLVD & FALLS COURT stop 197 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Dragonfly Pond.
- 350 ftBear left onto Big Thompson River Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miPass Schuster Lake.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Schuster Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 100 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
- Transit-accessible: EISENHOWER BLVD & FALLS COURT stop 197 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Schuster Lake–Dragonfly Pond, 3 lakes 6.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Laughing Horse Viewpoint–Overlook, 7 sights 15 mi · ▲ 692 ft
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