Maggie Pond–Crystal Lake Road, 4 sights
15.3 mi · ▲ 3,133 ft · 6 hr 40 min
Maggie Pond–Crystal Lake Road, 4 sights is a 15.3-mile out-and-back near Tordal Estates, CO. The route reaches Maggie Pond at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It climbs 3,133 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi9,620 – 11,474 ft · steepest grade: 22%15.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: McCullough Tunnel Road 39.40240, -106.07146
Nearest town Tordal Estates, CO
Directions
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Maggie Pond–Crystal Lake Road, 4 sights
15.3 mi · ▲ 3,133 ft · 6 hr 40 min
Elevation 9,620–11,473 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: McCullough Tunnel Road · 39.40240, -106.07146
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 68°F / low 45° · precip 16% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start on McCullough Tunnel Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Wheeler Trail, heading E.
- 2.9 miContinue straight onto Crystal Lake Road, heading N.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Burro Trail, heading E.
- 2.8 miBear right onto TAJ Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Warrior’s Mark, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left onto Columbine Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach Maggie Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 200 ftBear right onto Warrior’s Mark, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto TAJ Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Burro Trail, heading SW.
- 2.8 miContinue straight onto Crystal Lake Road, heading SW.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Wheeler Trail, heading S.
- 2.9 miBear left onto McCullough Tunnel Road, heading SE.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
98% dirt2% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 68°F45°
Feels like44°Precip16%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity42%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°45°
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sun
68°46°
Mon
64°45°
37%
Tue
68°42°
34%
Wed
71°45°
44%
Thu
65°45°
39%
Fri
68°42°
29%
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- Mayflower Lakes–McCullough Tunnel Road, 4 sights 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,531 ft
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