Gadwall Pond–Spring Creek Fishing Pond, 4 lakes
10.7 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 3 hr 36 min
Gadwall Pond–Spring Creek Fishing Pond, 4 lakes is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Kingfisher Point Natural Area near Drakes, CO. The route passes Lagoon and Spring Creek Fishing Pond before reaching Gadwall Pond at the turnaround, 5.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 79 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Gadwall Pond–Spring Creek Fishing Pond, 4 lakes
10.7 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 3 hr 36 min
Elevation 4,900–5,011 ft
Out & Back · Kingfisher Point Natural Area
Trailhead: 40.56965, -105.08049
Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 90°F / low 61° · precip 14% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: Route Horn SB stop 105 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left onto University Avenue, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Lagoon.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Isotope Drive, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Mason Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left onto Spring Creek Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftPass Spring Creek Fishing Pond.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Poudre River Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miPass Gadwall Pond.
- 0.2 miReach Gadwall Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Spring Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Mason Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto University Avenue, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive 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: Route Horn SB stop 105 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Mason Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Mason Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Mason Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Lagoon via Mason Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Spring Creek Fishing Pond & Lagoon via Spring Creek Trail 3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Canvasback Pond–Spring Creek Fishing Pond, 3 lakes 7.4 mi · ▲ 84 ft
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