Porter Ranch Road Pond–Blue Dot, 6 sights
14.7 mi · ▲ 1,555 ft · 5 hr 41 min
Porter Ranch Road Pond–Blue Dot, 6 sights is a 14.7-mile out-and-back near Aspen Meadows, CO. The route reaches Porter Ranch Road Pond. It climbs 1,555 ft. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi8,137 – 8,731 ft15.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.99159, -105.40178
Nearest town Aspen Meadows, CO
Directions
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Porter Ranch Road Pond–Blue Dot, 6 sights
14.7 mi · ▲ 1,555 ft · 5 hr 41 min
Elevation 8,136–8,731 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.99159, -105.40178
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 57° · precip 13% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Porter Ranch Road Pond.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 200 ftBear left onto Hawkins Surguine Spur Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Hawkins Surguine, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Boy Scout Spur, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Blue Dot, heading NW.
- 1.9 miSharp right onto Car Wash, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Star Wars, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left onto USFS Social 9, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Blue Dot, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Pipeline, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Reboot, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear left onto USFS Social 9, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Porter Ranch Road Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right onto Reboot, heading W.
- 400 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Pipeline, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Blue Dot, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto USFS Social 9, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right onto Star Wars, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Car Wash, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Tungsten, heading NE.
- 1.9 miBear left onto Boy Scout Spur, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Hawkins Surguine, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Hawkins Surguine Spur Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 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
51% dirt3% gravel46% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F57°
Precip13%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity30%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat
79°59°
Sun
76°53°
33%
Mon
78°57°
34%
Tue
75°53°
33%
Wed
74°52°
37%
Thu
81°56°
32%
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