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Lily Pad Lake–BR-Ponds To Lily Pad Lake Trail, 3 sights

3.4 mi · ▲ 384 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Lily Pad Lake–BR-Ponds To Lily Pad Lake Trail, 3 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Silverthorne, CO. The route reaches Lily Pad Lake at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 384 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi9,626 – 9,971 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ryan Gulch MTB/Hiking Trail 39.61699, -106.10517
Nearest town Silverthorne, CO
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Lily Pad Lake–BR-Ponds To Lily Pad Lake Trail, 3 sights

3.4 mi · ▲ 384 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 9,627–9,970 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Ryan Gulch MTB/Hiking Trail · 39.61699, -106.10517

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Timber Ridge stop 289 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Ryan Gulch MTB/Hiking Trail, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftBear right onto Buffalo Ridge Ponds To Upper Salt Lick, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miBear right onto BR-Ponds To Lily Pad Lake Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miBear left onto Lily Pad Trail, heading W.
  5. 1 miBear right, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftReach Lily Pad Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1 miBear right onto BR-Ponds To Lily Pad Lake Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miBear left onto Buffalo Ridge Ponds To Upper Salt Lick, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miBear left onto Ryan Gulch MTB/Hiking Trail, heading NW.
  10. 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/lily-pad-lake-lily-pad-lake-out-back-4-sights-5-km

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:33 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Timber Ridge stop 289 m from the trailhead

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