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Crestmoor Park

Lil Lowry Pond

3.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Lil Lowry Pond is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Crestmoor Park near Sunnyvale, CO. The route reaches Lil Lowry Pond at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,387 – 5,440 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.70779, -104.88489
Nearest town Sunnyvale, CO
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Lil Lowry Pond

3.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 5,389–5,439 ft

Out & Back · Crestmoor Park

Trailhead: 39.70779, -104.88489

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 60° · precip 12% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: 8600 Block East Alameda Avenue stop 214 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 200 ftSharp right, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  11. 100 ftSharp left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.5 miPass Lil Lowry Pond.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 450 ftReach Lil Lowry Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  19. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  23. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  24. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  28. 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/lil-lowry-pond-out-back

Trail surface

93% paved7% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F60°
Feels like80°Precip12%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 92°66°
Sun 90°63° 30%
Mon 91°75° 28%
Tue 88°67° 27%
Wed 89°67° 32%
Thu 92°68° 32%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM — 5 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 8600 Block East Alameda Avenue stop 214 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Sunnyvale, Colorado