Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge

Croke Canal Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Croke Canal Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge near Huntington Heights, 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 mi5,535 – 5,558 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Croke Canal Trail 39.83117, -105.09103
Nearest town Huntington Heights, CO

Directions

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Croke Canal Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 5,536–5,556 ft

Out & Back · Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: Croke Canal Trail · 39.83117, -105.09103

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 94°F / low 58° · precip 12% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: Wadsworth Blvd & W 74th Ave stop 797 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on Croke Canal Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Club Crest path, heading SW.
  4. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftBear right onto Croke Canal Trail, heading W.
  6. 1.6 miReach Croke Canal Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.6 miBear left onto Club Crest path, heading S.
  8. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Croke Canal Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

92% dirt7% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 94°F58°
Feels like79°Precip12%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity22%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 91°65°
Sun 90°62° 17%
Mon 90°74° 38%
Tue 88°69° 25%
Wed 87°66° 28%
Thu 92°68° 27%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:08 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:29 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:56 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Wadsworth Blvd & W 74th Ave stop 797 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead