Josh's Pond via Lake Link Trail
6.2 mi · ▲ 277 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Josh's Pond via Lake Link Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Lac Amora Open Space near Country Estates, CO. The route reaches Josh's Pond at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 277 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Josh's Pond via Lake Link Trail
6.2 mi · ▲ 277 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Elevation 5,325–5,455 ft
Out & Back · Lac Amora Open Space
Trailhead: 39.94474, -105.07361
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 92°F / low 59° · precip 6% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Lake Link Trail, heading S.
- 2.8 miTurn left onto Lake Link Trail Spur, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left onto Lake Link Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Josh's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear right onto Lake Link Trail Spur, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Lake Link Trail, heading SW.
- 2.8 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM — 6 min before dark.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lake Link Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Lake Link Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Community Ditch Trail via Lake Link Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 108 ft
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