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Majestic View Park

Oberon Lake–Croke Canal Trail, 3 sights

7.1 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Oberon Lake–Croke Canal Trail, 3 sights is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Majestic View Park near The Pond, CO. The route reaches Oberon Lake at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 29 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,512 – 5,568 ft7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Standley Lake Trail 39.84993, -105.11039
Nearest town The Pond, CO
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Oberon Lake–Croke Canal Trail, 3 sights

7.1 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Elevation 5,513–5,567 ft

Out & Back · Majestic View Park

Trailhead: Standley Lake Trail · 39.84993, -105.11039

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 92°F / low 64° · precip 5% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Transit-accessible: Kipling St & Independence Way stop 42 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Little Dry Creek Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Farmers & Croke Canals Trail, heading W.
  5. 350 ftContinue straight onto Little Dry Creek Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Croke Canal Trail, heading W.
  7. 1.6 miBear left onto Club Crest path, heading SE.
  8. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Croke Canal Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  15. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  18. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftReach Oberon Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  23. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  27. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  30. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  31. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Club Crest path, heading NW.
  32. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  33. 150 ftBear right onto Croke Canal Trail, heading W.
  34. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Little Dry Creek Trail, heading W.
  35. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Farmers & Croke Canals Trail, heading N.
  36. 350 ftContinue straight onto Little Dry Creek Trail, heading NW.
  37. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  38. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  39. 0.1 miArrive 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/oberon-lake-oberon-lake-out-back-6-sights-11-km

Trail surface

72% dirt21% paved5% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 92°F64°
Precip5%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity31%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 90°63° 19%
Mon 89°74° 31%
Tue 88°67° 26%
Wed 90°68° 30%
Thu 89°71° 25%
Fri 92°69° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Kipling St & Independence Way stop 42 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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