Lower Crystal Lake–Crystal Lake Road, 3 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 1,219 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Lower Crystal Lake–Crystal Lake Road, 3 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Blue River, CO. The route reaches Lower Crystal Lake at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 1,219 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Lower Crystal Lake–Crystal Lake Road, 3 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 1,219 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 10,937–12,170 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Mayflower Lakes Trailhead · 39.42868, -106.06955
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 65°F / low 44° · precip 9% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Crystal Lake Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wheeler Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Crystal Lake Road, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Lower Crystal Lake.
- 0.2 miReach Lower Crystal Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Wheeler Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Crystal Lake Road, heading S.
- 0.1 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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