Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge
Croke Canal Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Croke Canal Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge near Huntington Heights, CO. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Croke Canal Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 5,536–5,567 ft
Out & Back · Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: 39.82681, -105.09573
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 94°F / low 58° · precip 12% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Croke Canal Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Club Crest path, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right onto Croke Canal Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miReach Croke Canal Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Club Crest path, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Croke Canal Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Club Crest path & Croke Canal Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Standley Lake–Croke Canal Trail, 4 sights 11.3 mi · ▲ 303 ft
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