AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Mason Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min

Mason Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Drakes, CO. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,981 – 5,010 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.56905, -105.08233
Nearest town Drakes, CO
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Mason Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min

Elevation 4,981–5,010 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.56905, -105.08233

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 95°F / low 57° · precip 4% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: Lake & Center stop 29 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto University Avenue, heading N.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto Isotope Drive, heading W.
  13. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  14. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 100 ftTurn right onto Mason Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  22. 100 ftSharp right onto Spring Creek Trail, heading S.
  23. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  24. 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
  25. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  28. 100 ftTurn right onto Mason Trail, heading S.
  29. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  30. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  31. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  32. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  33. 400 ftBear left, heading N.
  34. 400 ftBear left, heading N.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  38. 350 ftTurn left onto University Avenue, heading N.
  39. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  40. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  41. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  42. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  43. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  44. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  45. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mason-trail-out-back-4-km-e3fb

Trail surface

88% paved12% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 95°F57°
Feels like83°Precip4%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity15%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 93°63°
Sun 95°64° 28%
Mon 92°76° 28%
Tue 89°69° 16%
Wed 89°68° 25%
Thu 96°70° 25%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Lake & Center stop 29 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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