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Spring Creek Fishing Pond & Lagoon via Mason Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 45 min

Spring Creek Fishing Pond & Lagoon via Mason Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Drakes, CO. The route passes Spring Creek Fishing Pond before reaching Lagoon 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.

Elevation

0 mi4,977 – 5,010 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.56168, -105.07333
Nearest town Drakes, CO
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Spring Creek Fishing Pond & Lagoon via Mason Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 45 min

Elevation 4,976–5,009 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.56168, -105.07333

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 94°F / low 57° · precip 5% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: College & Stuart stop 381 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Spring Creek Fishing Pond.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Spring Creek Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  6. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 100 ftTurn right onto Mason Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  13. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 400 ftBear left, heading N.
  15. 150 ftPass Lagoon.
  16. 300 ftBear left, heading N.
  17. 250 ftReach Spring Creek Fishing Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 300 ftBear right onto Isotope Drive, heading W.
  19. 400 ftBear right, heading N.
  20. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  22. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  23. 150 ftTurn right onto Mason Trail, heading SW.
  24. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  25. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  26. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  28. 150 ftBear left onto Spring Creek Trail, heading S.
  29. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  31. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/spring-creek-fishing-pond-spring-creek-fishing-pond-out-back-3-lakes-4-km-8cbc

Trail surface

87% paved13% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 94°F57°
Precip5%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 95°62°
Sun 92°64° 16%
Mon 92°76° 16%
Tue 89°70° 16%
Wed 89°68°
Thu 96°70° 18%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: College & Stuart stop 381 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Drakes, Colorado