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Cottonwood Run Natural Area

Bass Pond–Schuster Lake, 5 lakes

16.1 mi · ▲ 294 ft · 5 hr 31 min

Bass Pond–Schuster Lake, 5 lakes is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Cottonwood Run Natural Area near Trilby Corner, CO. The route passes Schuster Lake, Schuster Lake, Dragonfly Pond and Sandpiper Pond before reaching Bass Pond at the turnaround, 8 miles in. It climbs 294 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,954 – 5,164 ft17.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Trail 40.45152, -105.09225
Nearest town Trilby Corner, CO
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Bass Pond–Schuster Lake, 5 lakes

16.1 mi · ▲ 294 ft · 5 hr 31 min

Elevation 4,954–5,164 ft

Out & Back · Cottonwood Run Natural Area

Trailhead: North Trail · 40.45152, -105.09225

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 95°F / low 60° · precip 9% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on North Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miBear left onto Westside Trail, heading S.
  3. 2.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  9. 100 ftContinue straight onto Mahaffey Park, heading E.
  10. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Westside Trail, heading E.
  13. 1.2 miTurn left onto Big Thompson River Trail, heading S.
  14. 1 miPass Schuster Lake.
  15. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miPass Schuster Lake.
  17. 1.3 miPass Dragonfly Pond.
  18. 0.2 miPass Sandpiper Pond.
  19. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftReach Bass Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  27. 1.4 miBear right, heading W.
  28. 1.3 miTurn right onto Westside Trail, heading W.
  29. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  30. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mahaffey Park, heading NE.
  34. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  35. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  36. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  37. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  39. 350 ftContinue straight onto Westside Trail, heading NE.
  40. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  41. 2.7 miBear right, heading N.
  42. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Trail, heading N.
  43. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bass-pond-schuster-lake-out-back-8-lakes-26-km

Trail surface

79% paved21% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 95°F60°
Precip9%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity46%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sun 90°63° 19%
Mon 88°63° 16%
Tue 90°67° 16%
Wed 90°62° 15%
Thu 92°62°
Fri 90°64°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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