Maggie Pond–Crystal Lake Road, 4 sights
13.3 mi · ▲ 2,806 ft · 5 hr 50 min
Maggie Pond–Crystal Lake Road, 4 sights is a 13.3-mile out-and-back near Blue River, CO. The route reaches Maggie Pond at the turnaround, 6.7 miles in. It climbs 2,806 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Maggie Pond–Crystal Lake Road, 4 sights
13.3 mi · ▲ 2,806 ft · 5 hr 50 min
Elevation 9,636–11,404 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Spruce Creek Trail · 39.43701, -106.05068
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 70°F / low 40° · precip 9% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Transit-accessible: Rustic Terrace stop 596 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Spruce Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Wheeler Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Crystal Lake Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wheeler Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Crystal Lake Road, heading E.
- 1 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.
- 50 ftReach Maggie Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto TAJ Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Burro Trail, heading S.
- 2.8 miContinue straight onto Crystal Lake Road, heading SW.
- 1 miSharp left onto Wheeler Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Crystal Lake Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wheeler Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Spruce Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 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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- Transit-accessible: Rustic Terrace stop 596 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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