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Carolyn Holmberg Preserve at Rock Creek Farm

Josh's Pond & Lake Link Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Josh's Pond & Lake Link Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Carolyn Holmberg Preserve at Rock Creek Farm near Maple Grove, CO. The route reaches Josh's Pond. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,282 – 5,397 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.94327, -105.11874
Nearest town Maple Grove, CO
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Josh's Pond & Lake Link Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 5,282–5,398 ft

Out & Back · Carolyn Holmberg Preserve at Rock Creek Farm

Trailhead: 39.94327, -105.11874

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 92°F / low 62° · precip 7% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: 13600 Block Via Varra stop 380 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto South 104th Street, heading S.
  4. 350 ftContinue straight onto Cradleboard Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miBear left onto Lac Amora Link Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Lake Link Trail, heading E.
  7. 50 ftSharp right onto Lake Link Trail Spur, heading E.
  8. 350 ftPass Josh's Pond.
  9. 100 ftBear left onto Lake Link Trail, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.8 miReach Josh's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
  13. 100 ftBear right onto Lake Link Trail Spur, heading NE.
  14. 450 ftSharp left onto Lake Link Trail, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Lac Amora Link Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miBear right onto Cradleboard Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.3 miContinue straight onto South 104th Street, heading N.
  18. 400 ftSharp left, heading N.
  19. 0.4 miArrive 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/joshs-pond-lake-link-trail-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

69% gravel27% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 92°F62°
Feels like79°Precip7%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 92°65°
Sun 89°63° 20%
Mon 91°75° 39%
Tue 88°70° 22%
Wed 87°67° 25%
Thu 93°69° 26%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 13600 Block Via Varra stop 380 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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