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
- Start on Mf Ranch Creek, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading W.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Broken Thumb, heading NW.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto South Fork Loop, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Whoops Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Serendipity Trail, heading W.
- 500 ftReach Mf Ranch Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftSharp left onto Whoops Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right onto South Fork Loop, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Twisted Ankle Trail, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.5 miSharp left onto Mf Ranch Creek, heading E.
- 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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