Ellie's Pond
4.8 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Ellie's Pond is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in The Field Open Space near Broomfield, CO. The route reaches Ellie's Pond at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ellie's Pond
4.8 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 5,337–5,424 ft
Out & Back · The Field Open Space
Trailhead: 39.92890, -105.08721
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: Hwy 287 / 10th Ave (N) stop 288 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Ellie's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.6 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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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Hwy 287 / 10th Ave (N) stop 288 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Ellie's Pond 5 mi · ▲ 81 ft
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