Canvasback Pond–Spring Creek Fishing Pond, 3 lakes
7.4 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 2 hr 31 min
Canvasback Pond–Spring Creek Fishing Pond, 3 lakes is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Cattail Chorus near Drakes, CO. The route passes Spring Creek Fishing Pond before reaching Canvasback Pond at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Canvasback Pond–Spring Creek Fishing Pond, 3 lakes
7.4 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 2 hr 31 min
Elevation 4,900–5,003 ft
Out & Back · Cattail Chorus
Trailhead: 40.56872, -105.07852
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 95°F / low 57° · precip 4% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: Prospect Station stop 96 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mason Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left onto Spring Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass Spring Creek Fishing Pond.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Poudre River Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Timberline Rd MUP, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach Canvasback Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Poudre River Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Spring Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Mason Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Prospect Station stop 96 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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