BR-Ponds To Lily Pad Lake Trail–Buffalo Ridge Ponds To Upper Salt Lick, 7 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 747 ft · 2 hr 4 min
BR-Ponds To Lily Pad Lake Trail–Buffalo Ridge Ponds To Upper Salt Lick, 7 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near Silverthorne, CO. It climbs 747 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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BR-Ponds To Lily Pad Lake Trail–Buffalo Ridge Ponds To Upper Salt Lick, 7 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 747 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 9,241–9,970 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Lily Pad Trail · 39.61696, -106.11049
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 74°F / low 47° · precip 6% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Trailhead stop 262 m from the trailhead
- Start on Lily Pad Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto BR-Ponds To Lily Pad Lake Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Buffalo Ridge Ponds To Upper Salt Lick, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Sunset, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Ryan Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Walden Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miSharp right onto Creek Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Upper-Lower Salt Lick Bridge, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Upper Salt Lick Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Sunset, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Upper Salt Lick Trail, heading W.
- 1 miBear right onto Lily Pad Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: Trailhead stop 262 m from the trailhead
More from Lily Pad Trail Trailhead
- Lily Pad Lake & Lily Pad Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 223 ft
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