Ridge Pond & Swindler via Lactic Grande
4 mi · ▲ 869 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Ridge Pond & Swindler via Lactic Grande is a 4-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Maryvale, CO. The route reaches Ridge Pond at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 869 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Ridge Pond & Swindler via Lactic Grande
4 mi · ▲ 869 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 8,569–9,456 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: North Ranch Creek · 39.96336, -105.75011
Weather Sep 5: Light rain, high 71°F / low 52° · precip 10% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
- Start on North Ranch Creek, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Lactic Grande, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Waxwing, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Blue Extra, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Double Pole, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue Extra, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Swindler, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Draw, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Ridge Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Swindler, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Blue Extra, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Double Pole, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue Extra, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Waxwing, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Lactic Grande, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left onto North Ranch Creek, heading SE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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More from North Ranch Creek Trailhead
- Lactic Grande 2.2 mi · ▲ 615 ft
- Little Cabin & Waxwing 2.6 mi · ▲ 703 ft
- Lactic Grande 2.6 mi · ▲ 732 ft
- Blue Extra 4.2 mi · ▲ 775 ft
- Lactic Grande 4.4 mi · ▲ 708 ft
- Lactic Grande–Start Extra Loop, 3 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 826 ft
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