Mayflower Lakes–Mayflower Lakes Trail, 4 sights
1.8 mi · ▲ 454 ft · 50 min
Mayflower Lakes–Mayflower Lakes Trail, 4 sights is a 1.8-mile out-and-back near Blue River, CO. The route reaches Mayflower Lakes at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It climbs 454 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Mayflower Lakes–Mayflower Lakes Trail, 4 sights
1.8 mi · ▲ 454 ft · 50 min
Elevation 10,929–11,344 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 Wheeler Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Spruce Creek Road, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear right onto Mayflower Lakes Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miPass Mayflower Lakes.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Spruce Creek Road, heading E.
- 0.9 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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