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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Porter Ranch Road Pond.
  3. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 200 ftBear left onto Hawkins Surguine Spur Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Hawkins Surguine, heading S.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 1.4 miTurn right onto Boy Scout Spur, heading S.
  11. 0.7 miBear right onto Blue Dot, heading NW.
  12. 1.9 miSharp right onto Car Wash, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Star Wars, heading W.
  14. 350 ftBear left onto USFS Social 9, heading SW.
  15. 350 ftContinue straight onto Blue Dot, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left onto Pipeline, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right onto Reboot, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  20. 0.6 miBear left onto USFS Social 9, heading W.
  21. 50 ftReach Porter Ranch Road Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 50 ftBear right onto Reboot, heading W.
  23. 400 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  24. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  25. 0.3 miTurn left onto Pipeline, heading SE.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right onto Blue Dot, heading NE.
  27. 0.1 miContinue straight onto USFS Social 9, heading N.
  28. 350 ftBear right onto Star Wars, heading N.
  29. 350 ftContinue straight onto Car Wash, heading NE.
  30. 0.4 miSharp left onto Tungsten, heading NE.
  31. 1.9 miBear left onto Boy Scout Spur, heading E.
  32. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  33. 1.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  34. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  35. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  36. 0.3 miTurn left onto Hawkins Surguine, heading N.
  37. 0.6 miTurn left onto Hawkins Surguine Spur Trail, heading E.
  38. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  39. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  40. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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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%