Garden Acres Sports Park

McIntosh Lake–Garden Acres Dentention Pond, 3 lakes

2.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 55 min

McIntosh Lake–Garden Acres Dentention Pond, 3 lakes is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Garden Acres Sports Park near Marnett, CO. The route passes McIntosh Lake before reaching Garden Acres Dentention Pond at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,043 – 5,089 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.19682, -105.14394
Nearest town Marnett, CO

Directions

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McIntosh Lake–Garden Acres Dentention Pond, 3 lakes

2.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 55 min

Elevation 5,045–5,087 ft

Out & Back · Garden Acres Sports Park

Trailhead: 40.19682, -105.14394

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 94°F / low 58° · precip 5% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass McIntosh Lake.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Oligarchy Ditch Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miPass Garden Acres Dentention Pond.
  6. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  8. 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 350 ftReach McIntosh Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.7 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

81% paved19% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 94°F58°
Precip5%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity28%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 94°64°
Sun 91°64° 16%
Mon 92°65° 19%
Tue 88°60° 21%
Wed 89°56° 21%
Thu 96°57° 23%

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead