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West Big Dry Natural Area

Big Dry Pond #1 & Big Dry Creek Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Big Dry Pond #1 & Big Dry Creek Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in West Big Dry Natural Area near Gateway, CO. The route reaches Big Dry Pond #1. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,830 – 5,965 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.54221, -104.92385
Nearest town Gateway, CO
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Big Dry Pond #1 & Big Dry Creek Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 5,831–5,966 ft

Out & Back · West Big Dry Natural Area

Trailhead: 39.54221, -104.92385

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 91°F / low 63° · precip 7% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 250 ftBear right onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right onto Grand View Trail, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miPass Big Dry Pond #1.
  16. 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
  17. 0.3 miReach Big Dry Pond #1, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right onto Grand View Trail, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 0.4 miTurn right onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading NE.
  22. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  23. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  24. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  25. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  30. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftArrive 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/big-dry-pond-1-big-dry-pond-1-out-back-3-lakes-5-km

Trail surface

73% paved23% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 91°F63°
Feels like81°Precip7%Wind13 mphUV7Humidity23%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 89°67°
Sun 91°62° 36%
Mon 89°71° 28%
Tue 87°63° 32%
Wed 85°64° 35%
Thu 89°64° 32%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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