Elk Falls Pond–Border Line Trail, 9 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 938 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elk Falls Pond–Border Line Trail, 9 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Staunton State Park near Shaffers Crossing, CO. The route reaches Elk Falls Pond at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 938 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Elk Falls Pond–Border Line Trail, 9 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 938 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 8,578–9,099 ft
Out & Back · Staunton State Park
Trailhead: 39.51051, -105.39311
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 57° · precip 14% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Staunton Rocks Climbing Access, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Staunton Ranch Trailc, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Staunton Ranch Alt Line, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Staunton Ranch Trailc, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Border Line Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Marmot Passage Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bugling Elk Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Staunton Ranch Trail Extension, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Bugling Elk Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miPass Elk Falls Pond.
- 150 ftTurn left onto West Meadows Loop, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bugling Elk Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right onto Lion's Back Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Chimney Rock Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lion's Back Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Elk Falls Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Chimney Rock Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Lion's Back Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left onto Bugling Elk Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto West Meadows Loop, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bugling Elk Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Staunton Ranch Trail Extension, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Bugling Elk Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Marmot Passage Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Border Line Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Staunton Ranch Trailc, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Staunton Ranch Alt Line, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Staunton Ranch Trailc, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Staunton Rocks Climbing Access, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Staunton Ranch Overlook–Border Line Trail Loop, 6 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 873 ft
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- Border Line Trail–Marmot Passage Trail, 4 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 834 ft
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