Shadow Mountain Lake & Green Ridge Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Recreation Area near Grand Lake, CO. The route reaches Shadow Mountain Lake. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi8,376 – 8,419 ft2.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Green Ridge Trail 40.20691, -105.84981
Nearest town Grand Lake, CO
Directions
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Shadow Mountain Lake & Green Ridge Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 43 min
Elevation 8,376–8,418 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Recreation Area
Trailhead: Green Ridge Trail · 40.20691, -105.84981
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 39° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Green Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Shadow Mountain Lake.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto RV Dump Station Road, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Green Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach Shadow Mountain Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto RV Dump Station Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Green Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
98% dirt2% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F39°
Precip4%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity23%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°35°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat
77°52°
Sun
79°53°
Mon
69°52°
17%
Tue
76°49°
15%
Wed
79°52°
30%
Thu
79°51°
35%
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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