Mayflower Lakes–Mohawk Lake, 3 lakes is a 6.4-mile out-and-back near Blue River, CO. The route passes Mayflower Lakes before reaching Mohawk Lake at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 1,826 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi10,345 – 12,209 ft · steepest grade: 26%6.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Spruce Creek Trail 39.43701, -106.05068
Nearest town Blue River, CO
Directions
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Mayflower Lakes–Mohawk Lake, 3 lakes
6.4 mi · ▲ 1,826 ft · 3 hr 3 min
Elevation 10,345–12,209 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Spruce Creek Trail · 39.43701, -106.05068
Weather Sep 5: 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 S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Spruce Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Spruce Creek Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Mayflower Lakes.
- 1 miPass Mohawk Lake.
- 250 ftReach Mayflower Lakes, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mohawk Lakes Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Spruce Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Wheeler Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Spruce Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Rustic Terrace stop 596 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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