Ridge Pond–Friends, 6 sights is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Maryvale, CO. The route reaches Ridge Pond. It climbs 861 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi8,537 – 8,951 ft6.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Ram's Curl 39.97953, -105.78351
Nearest town Maryvale, CO
Directions
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Ridge Pond–Friends, 6 sights
6.6 mi · ▲ 861 ft · 2 hr 38 min
Elevation 8,537–8,952 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: Ram's Curl · 39.97953, -105.78351
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 78°F / low 42° · precip 18% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
- Start on Ram's Curl, heading N.
- 1.2 miSharp left onto Marker Hill, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Friends, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Little Cabin, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Blue Extra, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Swindler, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Draw, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Ridge Pond.
- 100 ftBear right onto Blue Extra, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Marker Hill, heading NE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Ram's Curl, heading N.
- 1.1 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
86% dirt14% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 78°F42°
Precip18%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity49%
Rained 0.3″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°40°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat
76°53°
Sun
79°53°
37%
Mon
70°52°
28%
Tue
76°48°
22%
Wed
77°51°
36%
Thu
76°50°
40%
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