Maggie Pond–Burro Trail, 3 sights
9.4 mi · ▲ 1,877 ft · 4 hr 4 min
Maggie Pond–Burro Trail, 3 sights is a 9.4-mile out-and-back near Blue River, CO. The route reaches Maggie Pond at the turnaround, 4.7 miles in. It climbs 1,877 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi9,649 – 11,254 ft · steepest grade: 16%9.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mayflower Lakes Trailhead 39.42868, -106.06955
Nearest town Blue River, CO
Directions
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Maggie Pond–Burro Trail, 3 sights
9.4 mi · ▲ 1,877 ft · 4 hr 4 min
Elevation 9,649–11,253 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.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Burro Trail, heading NE.
- 2.9 miTurn right onto Lower Sawmill, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Maggie Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Burro Trail, heading SW.
- 2.9 miContinue straight onto Crystal Lake Road, heading SW.
- 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
96% dirt4% gravel
Weather
OvercastTemperature 65°F44°
Precip9%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity40%
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat
66°46°
20%
Sun
71°47°
22%
Mon
62°46°
41%
Tue
65°41°
21%
Wed
67°44°
42%
Thu
69°45°
45%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Mayflower Lakes Trailhead Trailhead
- Mayflower Lakes–Mayflower Lakes Trail, 4 sights 1.8 mi · ▲ 454 ft
- Lower Crystal Lake–Crystal Lake Road, 3 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 1,219 ft
- Spruce Creek Trail & Wheeler Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 579 ft
- Burro Trail–Crystal Lake Road, 3 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 1,256 ft
- Mayflower Lakes–Mohawk Lake, 6 sights 5.9 mi · ▲ 1,573 ft
- Crystal Lake Road & Warrior’s Mark via Burro Trail 9.5 mi · ▲ 1,856 ft
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