Fraser River–Arapahoe Pond, 4 lakes is an 8.6-mile out-and-back near Elkdale, CO. The route passes Kids Fishing Pond and Arapahoe Pond before reaching Fraser River at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It climbs 701 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7,950 – 8,455 ft9.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.04466, -105.90591
Nearest town Elkdale, CO
Directions
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Fraser River–Arapahoe Pond, 4 lakes
8.6 mi · ▲ 701 ft · 3 hr 13 min
Elevation 7,948–8,454 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.04466, -105.90591
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 38° · precip 9% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Fraser to Granby Trail, heading N.
- 3.4 miPass Kids Fishing Pond.
- 50 ftPass Arapahoe Pond.
- 50 ftPass Fraser River.
- 0.3 miReach Fraser River, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.7 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 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
82% dirt18% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F38°
Precip9%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity32%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°35°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat
77°53°
Sun
81°52°
Mon
70°53°
17%
Tue
77°48°
16%
Wed
81°51°
32%
Thu
78°51°
36%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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