AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Alderfer/Three Sisters Park

Ponderosa Trail

2 mi · ▲ 352 ft · 51 min

Ponderosa Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Alderfer/Three Sisters Park near Troutdale, CO. It climbs 352 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7,491 – 7,769 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sisters Trail 39.62349, -105.34663
Nearest town Troutdale, CO
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Ponderosa Trail

2 mi · ▲ 352 ft · 51 min

Elevation 7,492–7,768 ft

Out & Back · Alderfer/Three Sisters Park

Trailhead: Sisters Trail · 39.62349, -105.34663

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 58° · precip 11% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Sisters Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Ponderosa Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miSharp right onto Silver Fox Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right onto Homestead Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miSharp left onto Silver Fox Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miSharp left onto Ponderosa Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right onto Sisters Trail, heading E.
  9. 450 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/ponderosa-trail-out-back-e8f1

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 84°F58°
Precip11%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity25%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat 81°62°
Sun 82°59° 31%
Mon 80°61° 48%
Tue 77°57° 46%
Wed 79°55° 47%
Thu 82°56° 43%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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