AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Rough and Ready Pond & Powerline Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Rough and Ready Pond & Powerline Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Morey, CO. The route reaches Rough and Ready Pond at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,013 – 5,053 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.20162, -105.07433
Nearest town Morey, CO
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Rough and Ready Pond & Powerline Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 5,013–5,053 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.20162, -105.07433

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 222 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 400 ftBear left onto Powerline Trail, heading SW.
  5. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miReach Rough and Ready Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  11. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rough-and-ready-pond-rough-and-ready-pond-out-back-3-lakes-5-km

Trail surface

79% paved3% dirt18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM — 4 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 222 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Morey, Colorado