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Lily Pad Lake–BR-Ponds To Lily Pad Lake Trail, 4 sights

6.7 mi · ▲ 1,198 ft · 2 hr 50 min

Lily Pad Lake–BR-Ponds To Lily Pad Lake Trail, 4 sights is a 6.7-mile out-and-back near Frisco, CO. The route reaches Lily Pad Lake. It climbs 1,198 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi9,134 – 9,971 ft · steepest grade: 18%7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Meadow Creek Trail 39.58879, -106.10585
Nearest town Frisco, CO
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Lily Pad Lake–BR-Ponds To Lily Pad Lake Trail, 4 sights

6.7 mi · ▲ 1,198 ft · 2 hr 50 min

Elevation 9,136–9,970 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Meadow Creek Trail · 39.58879, -106.10585

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 44° · precip 5% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Meadow Creek Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.6 miBear right onto Lily Pad Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.8 miPass Lily Pad Lake.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 1 miBear right onto BR-Ponds To Lily Pad Lake Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miBear left onto Buffalo Ridge Ponds To Upper Salt Lick, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Sunset, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miSharp left onto Ryan Creek Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miReach Lily Pad Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right onto Sunset, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left onto Buffalo Ridge Ponds To Upper Salt Lick, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miBear right onto BR-Ponds To Lily Pad Lake Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.3 miBear left onto Lily Pad Trail, heading W.
  14. 1 miBear right, heading S.
  15. 0.8 miBear left onto Meadow Creek Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.5 miArrive 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-5-sights-11-km

Trail surface

79% dirt21% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 75°F44°
Precip5%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity40%
Hourly temperature
75°40°
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sun 78°52°
Mon 70°52°
Tue 75°49°
Wed 72°45° 19%
Thu 72°43° 15%
Fri 68°45° 15%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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