City Park Pond–Stratford lake, 4 lakes
5.4 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 50 min
City Park Pond–Stratford lake, 4 lakes is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Big Dry Creek Open Space near Sheridan Green, CO. The route passes City Park Pond, College Pond and Stratford Lake before reaching Stratford lake at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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City Park Pond–Stratford lake, 4 lakes
5.4 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 5,233–5,309 ft
Out & Back · Big Dry Creek Open Space
Trailhead: US 36 Bikeway · 39.88412, -105.07206
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 64° · precip 8% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Transit-accessible: 104 stop 249 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Walnut Creek Trail / US 36 Bikeway, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Big Dry Creek Trail / US 36 Bikeway, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Hyland Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftPass City Park Pond.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miPass College Pond.
- 250 ftBear right onto FRCC College Trails, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Stratford Lake.
- 0.1 miPass Stratford lake.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach City Park Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right onto Hyland Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Big Dry Creek Trail / US 36 Bikeway, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Walnut Creek Trail / US 36 Bikeway, 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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- Transit-accessible: 104 stop 249 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- City Park Pond & College Pond via Big Dry Creek Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 58 ft
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