Beaver Pond–Snapper Pond, 4 lakes
2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min
Beaver Pond–Snapper Pond, 4 lakes is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Arapaho Bend Natural Area near Timnath, CO. The route passes Big Bass Pond, Snapper Pond and Cormorant Pond before reaching Beaver Pond at the turnaround, 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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Beaver Pond–Snapper Pond, 4 lakes
2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min
Elevation 4,841–4,857 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho Bend Natural Area
Trailhead: 40.52446, -104.98711
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 94°F / low 56° · precip 4% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: Harmony Park and Ride stop 763 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Poudre River Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Big Bass Pond.
- 50 ftPass Snapper Pond.
- 50 ftPass Cormorant Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach Beaver Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miArrive 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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- Transit-accessible: Harmony Park and Ride stop 763 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Rigden Reservoir–Big Bass Pond, 5 lakes 4.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Rigden Reservoir–Wilcox Viewpoint, 8 lakes 13.4 mi · ▲ 110 ft
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