Mayflower Lakes–Mohawk Lake, 6 sights is a 5.9-mile out-and-back near Blue River, CO. The route passes Mayflower Lakes and Mohawk Lake. It climbs 1,573 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi10,929 – 12,451 ft · steepest grade: 28%6.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mayflower Lakes Trailhead 39.42868, -106.06955
Nearest town Blue River, CO
Directions
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Mayflower Lakes–Mohawk Lake, 6 sights
5.9 mi · ▲ 1,573 ft · 2 hr 45 min
Elevation 10,929–12,450 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 ftSharp right onto Mohawk Lakes Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miPass Mohawk Lake.
- 1 miReach Mayflower Lakes, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear left, heading E.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Mayflower Lakes Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Spruce Creek Road, heading E.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Wheeler Trail, heading E.
- 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 surface
98% dirt2% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 65°F44°
Precip9%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity40%
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat
66°46°
20%
Sun
71°47°
22%
Mon
62°46°
41%
Tue
65°41°
21%
Wed
67°44°
42%
Thu
69°45°
45%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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