Curtain Ponds–Hattie's Trail, 4 sights is a 13.4-mile out-and-back near Wheeler Junction, CO. The route reaches Curtain Ponds. It climbs 846 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi9,098 – 9,715 ft · steepest grade: 17%13.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.50488, -106.14090
Nearest town Wheeler Junction, CO
Directions
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Curtain Ponds–Hattie's Trail, 4 sights
13.4 mi · ▲ 846 ft · 4 hr 53 min
Elevation 9,100–9,713 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.50488, -106.14090
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 70°F / low 44° · precip 8% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Transit-accessible: Copper Entrance stop 162 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left onto Tenmile Recpath, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Curtain Ponds.
- 5.4 miContinue straight onto Temple Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Halfway Stop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Mount Royal Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Chauncey's Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hattie's Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Curtain Ponds, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Chauncey's Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Mount Royal Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Halfway Stop Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Temple Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tenmile Recpath, heading N.
- 5.7 miBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
89% paved11% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 70°F44°
Precip8%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity24%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:33 PM
Sat
72°48°
Sun
72°49°
Mon
65°49°
37%
Tue
72°46°
26%
Wed
74°48°
42%
Thu
74°50°
38%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Copper Entrance stop 162 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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