Mud Lake–Caribou Ranch Link, 4 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 1,021 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Mud Lake–Caribou Ranch Link, 4 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Mud Lake Open Space near Caribou City, CO. The route reaches Mud Lake. It climbs 1,021 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi8,337 – 8,783 ft6.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Caribou Ranch Link 39.98206, -105.51944
Nearest town Caribou City, CO
Directions
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Mud Lake–Caribou Ranch Link, 4 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 1,021 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Elevation 8,338–8,783 ft
Out & Back · Mud Lake Open Space
Trailhead: Caribou Ranch Link · 39.98206, -105.51944
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Caribou Ranch Link, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Tungsten Loop, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Mud Lake.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Kinnickinnick Loop, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Kendall's Korner, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Ghost, heading S.
- 0.9 miReach Mud Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Kendall's Korner, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Kinnickinnick Loop, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Tungsten Loop, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Caribou Ranch Link, heading NW.
- 0.6 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
97% dirt3% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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