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Spring Creek Fishing Pond & Lagoon via Spring Creek Trail

3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Spring Creek Fishing Pond & Lagoon via Spring Creek Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back near Drakes, CO. The route passes Lagoon before reaching Spring Creek Fishing Pond at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,971 – 5,010 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.56905, -105.08233
Nearest town Drakes, CO
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Directions

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Spring Creek Fishing Pond & Lagoon via Spring Creek Trail

3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 4,969–5,011 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.56905, -105.08233

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 95°F / low 57° · precip 4% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: Lake & Center stop 29 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  10. 300 ftTurn left onto University Avenue, heading N.
  11. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftPass Lagoon.
  14. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftBear right onto Isotope Drive, heading N.
  16. 400 ftBear right, heading N.
  17. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  19. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 150 ftTurn right onto Mason Trail, heading NE.
  21. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  22. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  25. 150 ftBear left onto Spring Creek Trail, heading S.
  26. 350 ftPass Spring Creek Fishing Pond.
  27. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  28. 100 ftReach Spring Creek Fishing Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  29. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  30. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  31. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  32. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  33. 100 ftTurn right onto Mason Trail, heading NE.
  34. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  35. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  36. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  37. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  38. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  39. 400 ftBear left, heading N.
  40. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  41. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  42. 150 ftTurn left onto University Avenue, heading N.
  43. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  44. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  45. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  46. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  47. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  48. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  49. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  50. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  51. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  52. 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-5-km-e211

Trail surface

89% paved11% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 95°F57°
Feels like83°Precip4%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity15%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 93°63°
Sun 95°64° 28%
Mon 92°76° 28%
Tue 89°69° 16%
Wed 89°68° 25%
Thu 96°70° 25%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Lake & Center stop 29 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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