Rough and Ready Pond via Powerline Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 49 min
Rough and Ready Pond via Powerline Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Morey, CO. The route reaches Rough and Ready Pond at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rough and Ready Pond via Powerline Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 49 min
Elevation 5,004–5,055 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.19612, -105.06629
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 56° · precip 6% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 693 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Powerline Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftReach Rough and Ready Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 693 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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