Mud Lake–Caribou Ranch Link, 3 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 509 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Mud Lake–Caribou Ranch Link, 3 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Mud Lake Open Space near Nederland, CO. The route reaches Mud Lake. It climbs 509 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi8,337 – 8,629 ft3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Ice Rink Trail 39.97275, -105.51755
Nearest town Nederland, CO
Directions
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Mud Lake–Caribou Ranch Link, 3 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 509 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 8,338–8,630 ft
Out & Back · Mud Lake Open Space
Trailhead: Ice Rink Trail · 39.97275, -105.51755
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start on Ice Rink Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Kinnickinnick Loop, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Tungsten Loop, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Mud Lake.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Caribou Ranch Link, heading NE.
- 0.7 miReach Mud Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Tungsten Loop, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Kinnickinnick Loop, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear right onto Ice Rink Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 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
96% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
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