Lambertson Lakes Park & Open Space
Croke Lake & Lambertson Ponds via Grange Hall Creek Trail
2 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 43 min
Croke Lake & Lambertson Ponds via Grange Hall Creek Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Lambertson Lakes Park & Open Space near Thornton, CO. The route passes Lambertson Ponds and Lambertson Ponds before reaching Croke Lake at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 115 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Croke Lake & Lambertson Ponds via Grange Hall Creek Trail
2 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 43 min
Elevation 5,290–5,414 ft
Out & Back · Lambertson Lakes Park & Open Space
Trailhead: Grange Hall Creek Trail · 39.88112, -104.97031
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 94°F / low 60° · precip 6% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 700 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Grange Hall Creek Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Lambertson Ponds.
- 0.3 miPass Lambertson Ponds.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftReach Croke Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miArrive 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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- Transit-accessible: stop 700 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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