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.
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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
- Start on Croke Canal Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Club Crest path, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Croke Canal Trail, heading W.
- 1.6 miReach Croke Canal Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miBear left onto Club Crest path, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Croke Canal Trail, heading E.
- 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.
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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.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Wadsworth Blvd & W 74th Ave stop 797 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
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