Rigden Reservoir–Big Bass Pond, 3 lakes is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Arapaho Bend Natural Area near Arrowhead, CO. The route passes Rigden Reservoir and Little Bass Pond before reaching Big Bass Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi4,853 – 4,885 ft5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Poudre River Trail 40.55600, -105.01945
Nearest town Arrowhead, CO
Directions
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Rigden Reservoir–Big Bass Pond, 3 lakes
4.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 4,854–4,884 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho Bend Natural Area
Trailhead: Poudre River Trail · 40.55600, -105.01945
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Poudre River Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miPass Rigden Reservoir.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 1.1 miPass Little Bass Pond.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 450 ftPass Big Bass Pond.
- 100 ftReach Rigden Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
46% dirt22% paved1% boardwalk31% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:29 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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