AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Standley Lake Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr

Standley Lake Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Sunstream, CO. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,381 – 5,535 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.87287, -105.10197
Nearest town Sunstream, CO
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Standley Lake Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 5,381–5,534 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.87287, -105.10197

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 749 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftTurn right onto Big Dry Creek Trail (alternate), heading S.
  3. 350 ftBear right onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading SW.
  4. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  7. 100 ftTurn right onto Standley Lake Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  14. 250 ftBear left onto Big Dry Creek Trail (alternate), heading SE.
  15. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 150 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/standley-lake-trail-out-back-5-km-8616

Trail surface

75% gravel17% paved2% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 749 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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