Blue River Ranch Lakes–Angler Mountain Trail, 3 sights

7.6 mi · ▲ 2,068 ft · 3 hr 34 min

Blue River Ranch Lakes–Angler Mountain Trail, 3 sights is a 7.6-mile out-and-back near Dillon, CO. The route reaches Blue River Ranch Lakes at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It climbs 2,068 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi8,685 – 9,850 ft · steepest grade: 25%7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ptarmigan Peak Trailhead 39.63515, -106.05347
Nearest town Dillon, CO

Directions

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Blue River Ranch Lakes–Angler Mountain Trail, 3 sights

7.6 mi · ▲ 2,068 ft · 3 hr 34 min

Elevation 8,686–9,849 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Ptarmigan Peak Trailhead · 39.63515, -106.05347

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Transit-accessible: Deer Path stop 219 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Ptarmigan Peak Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miBear left onto Ptarmigan Pass Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Ptarmigan Loop Trail, heading N.
  4. 1 miSharp left onto Angler Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  5. 2.1 miReach Blue River Ranch Lakes, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 2 miSharp right onto Ptarmigan Loop Trail, heading NW.
  7. 1 miContinue straight onto Ptarmigan Pass Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.5 miBear right onto Ptarmigan Peak Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Deer Path stop 219 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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