Ranger Lakes & Gould Loop Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 272 ft · 2 hr
Ranger Lakes & Gould Loop Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back near Gould, CO. The route reaches Ranger Lakes at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 272 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi9,036 – 9,298 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Gould Loop Trail 40.51174, -106.01036
Nearest town Gould, CO
Directions
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Ranger Lakes & Gould Loop Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 272 ft · 2 hr
Elevation 9,038–9,297 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Gould Loop Trail · 40.51174, -106.01036
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 75°F / low 46° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Gould Loop Trail, heading S.
- 2.7 miSharp left onto County Road 61, heading NW.
- 100 ftPass Ranger Lakes.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Ranger Lakes Nature Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto County Road 61, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Ranger Lakes Nature Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Gould Loop Trail, heading N.
- 2.4 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
99% dirt1% gravel
Weather
OvercastTemperature 75°F46°
Precip1%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity31%
Rained 0.4″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:33 PM
Sat
76°51°
Sun
77°52°
Mon
67°51°
30%
Tue
73°45°
17%
Wed
77°50°
23%
Thu
75°50°
23%
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- County Road 61 & Gould Loop Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 567 ft
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