BR-Ponds To Lily Pad Lake Trail–Buffalo Ridge Ponds To Upper Salt Lick, 3 sights

2.4 mi · ▲ 237 ft · 55 min

BR-Ponds To Lily Pad Lake Trail–Buffalo Ridge Ponds To Upper Salt Lick, 3 sights is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Silverthorne, CO. It is mostly level, with 237 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi9,626 – 9,882 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ryan Gulch MTB/Hiking Trail 39.61699, -106.10517
Nearest town Silverthorne, CO

Directions

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BR-Ponds To Lily Pad Lake Trail–Buffalo Ridge Ponds To Upper Salt Lick, 3 sights

2.4 mi · ▲ 237 ft · 55 min

Elevation 9,627–9,884 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Ryan Gulch MTB/Hiking Trail · 39.61699, -106.10517

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Timber Ridge stop 289 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Ryan Gulch MTB/Hiking Trail, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftBear right onto Buffalo Ridge Ponds To Upper Salt Lick, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miBear right onto BR-Ponds To Lily Pad Lake Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Lily Pad Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.5 miReach Buffalo Ridge Ponds To Upper Salt Lick, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left onto BR-Ponds To Lily Pad Lake Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miBear left onto Buffalo Ridge Ponds To Upper Salt Lick, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miBear left onto Ryan Gulch MTB/Hiking Trail, heading N.
  9. 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 surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:33 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Timber Ridge stop 289 m from the trailhead

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