Lambertson Lakes Park & Open Space
Lambertson Ponds–Mushroom Pond, 5 lakes
15.8 mi · ▲ 521 ft · 5 hr 32 min
Lambertson Ponds–Mushroom Pond, 5 lakes is a 15.8-mile out-and-back in Lambertson Lakes Park & Open Space near Cotton Creek, CO. The route passes Mushroom Pond, Lambertson Ponds, Lambertson Ponds and Croke Lake. It climbs 521 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lambertson Ponds–Mushroom Pond, 5 lakes
15.8 mi · ▲ 521 ft · 5 hr 32 min
Elevation 5,231–5,440 ft
Out & Back · Lambertson Lakes Park & Open Space
Trailhead: Cotton Creek Trail · 39.89143, -105.03782
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cotton Creek Trail, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftPass Mushroom Pond.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Farmers High Line Canal Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right, heading E.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto I-25 Greenway, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Greenway, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Grange Hall Greenway, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Grange Hall Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miPass Lambertson Ponds.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 450 ftPass Lambertson Ponds.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miPass Croke Lake.
- 1 miTurn left onto Niver Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Lambertson Ponds, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Grange Hall Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Grange Hall Greenway, heading NE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Greenway, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Grange Hall Greenway, heading E.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto I-25 Greenway, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Farmers High Line Canal Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Cotton Creek Trail, heading W.
- 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 1.9 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Cotton Creek Trail Trailhead
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