Mary's Pond–Chickadee Trail, 8 sights is an 11.9-mile out-and-back in James Peak Protection Area near Maryvale, CO. The route reaches Mary's Pond. It climbs 1,539 ft. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi8,718 – 9,699 ft12.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Sparrow Trail 39.93364, -105.78721
Nearest town Maryvale, CO
Directions
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Mary's Pond–Chickadee Trail, 8 sights
11.9 mi · ▲ 1,539 ft · 4 hr 44 min
Elevation 8,716–9,699 ft
Out & Back · James Peak Protection Area
Trailhead: Sparrow Trail · 39.93364, -105.78721
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 75°F / low 48° · precip 12% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Transit-accessible: Rendezvous Road @ Riverwalk Place stop 263 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Sparrow Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Mary's Pond.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Chickadee Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Four Seasons Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left onto Crosstrails Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Meadow Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Crosstrails Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Winterwoods Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto South Fork Loop, heading E.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Twisted Ankle Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.5 miSharp left onto Mf Ranch Creek, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach Mary's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Broken Thumb, heading SW.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto South Fork Loop, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Winterwoods Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Crosstrails Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Meadow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Crosstrails Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Four Seasons Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Chickadee Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Sparrow Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
54% dirt46% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 75°F48°
Precip12%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity44%
Rained 0.4″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sun
76°54°
23%
Mon
68°50°
Tue
76°52°
Wed
74°48°
17%
Thu
74°47°
15%
Fri
71°48°
16%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Rendezvous Road @ Riverwalk Place stop 263 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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