Arapaho National Forest

Mf Ranch Creek–Twisted Ankle Trail, 3 sights

8.4 mi · ▲ 1,197 ft · 3 hr 24 min

Mf Ranch Creek–Twisted Ankle Trail, 3 sights is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Winter Park, CO. It climbs 1,197 ft. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi9,033 – 9,699 ft8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mf Ranch Creek 39.92913, -105.73519
Nearest town Winter Park, CO

Directions

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Mf Ranch Creek–Twisted Ankle Trail, 3 sights

8.4 mi · ▲ 1,197 ft · 3 hr 24 min

Elevation 9,031–9,699 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Mf Ranch Creek · 39.92913, -105.73519

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mf Ranch Creek, heading NE.
  2. 0.5 miSharp right, heading W.
  3. 1.5 miTurn right onto Broken Thumb, heading NW.
  4. 1.3 miContinue straight onto South Fork Loop, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miBear left onto Whoops Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miSharp right onto Serendipity Trail, heading W.
  7. 500 ftReach Mf Ranch Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 500 ftSharp left onto Whoops Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miBear right onto South Fork Loop, heading E.
  10. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Twisted Ankle Trail, heading NE.
  11. 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 1.5 miSharp left onto Mf Ranch Creek, heading E.
  13. 0.4 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

50% dirt50% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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