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Crown Hill Park

Kestrel Pond & Trail No. 96 via Outer Loop Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr

Kestrel Pond & Trail No. 96 via Outer Loop Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Crown Hill Park near Wheat Ridge, CO. The route reaches Kestrel Pond. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,486 – 5,565 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.76029, -105.08039
Nearest town Wheat Ridge, CO
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Kestrel Pond & Trail No. 96 via Outer Loop Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 5,486–5,566 ft

Out & Back · Crown Hill Park

Trailhead: 39.76029, -105.08039

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 63° · precip 5% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Wadsworth Blvd & W 29th Ave stop 127 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  4. 400 ftSharp left, heading W.
  5. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Trail No. 720, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Outer Loop Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Trail No. 96, heading W.
  8. 250 ftContinue straight onto Outer Loop Trail, heading W.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail No. 96, heading W.
  10. 50 ftPass Kestrel Pond.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Outer Loop Trail, heading W.
  12. 200 ftContinue straight onto Trail No. 96, heading W.
  13. 100 ftContinue straight onto Outer Loop Trail, heading W.
  14. 500 ftTurn left onto Trail No. 96, heading W.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Outer Loop Trail, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Kestrel Pond Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miReach Kestrel Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right onto Outer Loop Trail, heading W.
  19. 100 ftContinue straight onto Trail No. 96, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto Outer Loop Trail, heading W.
  21. 500 ftContinue straight onto Trail No. 96, heading SW.
  22. 100 ftContinue straight onto Outer Loop Trail, heading E.
  23. 200 ftContinue straight onto Trail No. 96, heading E.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Outer Loop Trail, heading E.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail No. 96, heading E.
  26. 250 ftContinue straight onto Outer Loop Trail, heading W.
  27. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Trail No. 720, heading E.
  28. 150 ftContinue straight onto Trail No. 106, heading E.
  29. 0.7 miSharp right, heading E.
  30. 400 ftBear right, heading E.
  31. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  32. 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/kestrel-pond-kestrel-pond-out-back-3-lakes-5-km-276a

Trail surface

61% paved35% other3% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F63°
Precip5%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity31%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 93°60°
Mon 86°61° 28%
Tue 88°71° 19%
Wed 88°69° 16%
Thu 92°68° 16%
Fri 91°69°

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Transit-accessible: Wadsworth Blvd & W 29th Ave stop 127 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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