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Mushroom Pond–South Branch Hylands Creek, 3 lakes

7.4 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Mushroom Pond–South Branch Hylands Creek, 3 lakes is a 7.4-mile out-and-back near Wandering View, CO. The route passes Mushroom Pond and South Branch Hylands Creek. It is mostly level, with 164 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,279 – 5,430 ft8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mushroom Pond Trail 39.89487, -105.02431
Nearest town Wandering View, CO
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Mushroom Pond–South Branch Hylands Creek, 3 lakes

7.4 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Elevation 5,278–5,431 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Mushroom Pond Trail · 39.89487, -105.02431

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 541 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Mushroom Pond.
  3. 300 ftTurn right onto Farmers High Line Canal Trail, heading W.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  5. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  6. 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
  7. 350 ftSharp right, heading S.
  8. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 350 ftContinue straight onto Cotton Creek Trail, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 450 ftContinue straight onto Farmers High Line Canal Trail, heading SW.
  12. 1.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto Hyland Creek Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miSharp left onto Hyland Creek Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miPass South Branch Hylands Creek.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right onto Farmers High Line Canal Trail, heading SE.
  20. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  21. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 350 ftReach Mushroom Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  25. 300 ftTurn left onto Hyland Creek Trail, heading S.
  26. 0.8 miSharp right onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading N.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right onto Hyland Creek Trail, heading W.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  29. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  31. 1.5 miTurn right onto Cotton Creek Trail, heading N.
  32. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  33. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  34. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  35. 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
  36. 200 ftBear left onto Farmers High Line Canal Trail, heading NE.
  37. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  38. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mushroom-pond-south-branch-hylands-creek-out-back-6-lakes-12-km

Trail surface

72% paved15% gravel4% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM — 7 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 541 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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