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Pelican Ponds Open Space

Platte River & Spratt Lake via South Platte River Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Platte River & Spratt Lake via South Platte River Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Pelican Ponds Open Space near Quimby, CO. The route passes Spratt Lake before reaching Platte River at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,063 – 5,102 ft8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fukaye Fields Trail 39.88126, -104.92016
Nearest town Quimby, CO
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Platte River & Spratt Lake via South Platte River Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 5,064–5,102 ft

Out & Back · Pelican Ponds Open Space

Trailhead: Fukaye Fields Trail · 39.88126, -104.92016

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 94°F / low 62° · precip 3% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Fukaye Fields Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Grange Hall Creek Trail, heading S.
  3. 300 ftBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miPass Spratt Lake.
  5. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.7 miContinue straight onto South Platte River Trail, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  14. 500 ftBear left, heading S.
  15. 1 miPass Platte River.
  16. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  17. 150 ftReach Platte River, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 1.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  20. 400 ftBear left, heading NE.
  21. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  22. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  23. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  25. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  26. 0.9 miTurn left onto Grange Hall Creek Trail, heading N.
  27. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  28. 0.3 miTurn right onto Fukaye Fields Trail, heading N.
  29. 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/platte-river-spratt-lake-out-back-9-km

Trail surface

56% paved23% dirt8% gravel13% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 94°F62°
Precip3%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity37%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 94°62°
Mon 88°62° 39%
Tue 89°65° 21%
Wed 88°62° 15%
Thu 93°65° 15%
Fri 90°65°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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