Iron Springs Road
2.7 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 59 min
Iron Springs Road is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Frisco, CO. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi9,095 – 9,216 ft3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Rainbow Lake 39.56937, -106.08526
Nearest town Frisco, CO
Directions
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Iron Springs Road
2.7 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 59 min
Elevation 9,093–9,217 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Rainbow Lake, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Temple Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Iron Springs, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Iron Springs Road, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Summit County Recpath, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Buzz Saw, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Summit County Recpath, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Dillon Reservoir Recpath, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Balfonz Blitz, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Dillon Reservoir Recpath, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Summit County Recpath, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Buzz Saw, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Summit County Recpath, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Iron Springs Road, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 500 ftBear right onto Iron Springs, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Temple Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Rainbow Lake, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 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
46% dirt37% paved17% 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
More from Rainbow Lake Trailhead
- Iron Springs 2.2 mi · ▲ 167 ft
- Temple Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 113 ft
- Temple Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 113 ft
- Temple Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 113 ft
- Crown Point Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 140 ft
- Iron Springs Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 310 ft
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