Schuster Lake–Sandpiper Pond, 5 lakes
3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Schuster Lake–Sandpiper Pond, 5 lakes is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Cottonwood Run Natural Area near Loveland, CO. The route passes Jayhawker Pond North, Jayhawker Pond South, Dragonfly Pond and Sandpiper Pond before reaching Schuster Lake at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Schuster Lake–Sandpiper Pond, 5 lakes
3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 4,954–4,988 ft
Out & Back · Cottonwood Run Natural Area
Trailhead: 40.39138, -105.09526
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 94°F / low 59° · precip 5% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Jayhawker Pond North.
- 50 ftPass Jayhawker Pond South.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Dragonfly Pond.
- 50 ftPass Sandpiper Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left onto Big Thompson River Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftReach Schuster Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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