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Iron Springs

2.2 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 49 min

Iron Springs is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Frisco, CO. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi9,095 – 9,282 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rainbow Lake 39.56937, -106.08526
Nearest town Frisco, CO
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Iron Springs

2.2 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 49 min

Elevation 9,093–9,282 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Rainbow Lake · 39.56937, -106.08526

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

Transit-accessible: Community Center stop 288 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftBear left onto Rainbow Lake, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Temple Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  5. 450 ftSharp right, heading S.
  6. 250 ftSharp left onto Iron Springs, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miReach Iron Springs, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
  12. 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  13. 450 ftSharp left onto Temple Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Rainbow Lake, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  16. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/iron-springs-out-back

Trail surface

70% dirt25% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:33 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Community Center stop 288 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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