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Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge

Croke Canal Trail & Farmers & Croke Canals Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Croke Canal Trail & Farmers & Croke Canals Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge near The Pond, CO. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,532 – 5,555 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Farmers Canal Trail 39.85276, -105.11021
Nearest town The Pond, CO
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Croke Canal Trail & Farmers & Croke Canals Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 5,533–5,554 ft

Out & Back · Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: Farmers Canal Trail · 39.85276, -105.11021

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 92°F / low 64° · precip 5% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Transit-accessible: Kipling St & W 86th Pkwy stop 26 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 200 ftBear left onto Farmers & Croke Canals Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Little Dry Creek Trail, heading W.
  6. 250 ftContinue straight onto Farmers & Croke Canals Trail, heading NW.
  7. 350 ftContinue straight onto Little Dry Creek Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Croke Canal Trail, heading NW.
  9. 1.7 miReach Farmers & Croke Canals Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Little Dry Creek Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Farmers & Croke Canals Trail, heading E.
  12. 350 ftContinue straight onto Little Dry Creek Trail, heading E.
  13. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Farmers & Croke Canals Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  16. 150 ftTurn left onto Standley Lake Trail, heading NE.
  17. 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/croke-canal-trail-croke-canal-trail-out-back-3-sights-8-km-2948

Trail surface

68% dirt24% gravel6% paved2% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 92°F64°
Precip5%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity31%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 90°63° 19%
Mon 89°74° 31%
Tue 88°67° 26%
Wed 90°68° 30%
Thu 89°71° 25%
Fri 92°69° 17%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Kipling St & W 86th Pkwy stop 26 m from the trailhead

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