Surprise Pond & Surprise Pond Trail via Old Morrill Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 679 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Surprise Pond & Surprise Pond Trail via Old Morrill Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Box Prairie, CO. The route reaches Surprise Pond. It climbs 679 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi9,065 – 9,751 ft · steepest grade: 20%3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Emmaline Lake Trail 40.57395, -105.59346
Nearest town Box Prairie, CO
Directions
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Surprise Pond & Surprise Pond Trail via Old Morrill Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 679 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 9,065–9,752 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Emmaline Lake Trail · 40.57395, -105.59346
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 56° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Emmaline Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Surprise Pond Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miPass Surprise Pond.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Morrill Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Sky Ranch Trail, heading SE.
- 400 ftSharp left onto Emmaline Lake Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 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
43% gravel20% dirt37% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 75°F56°
Precip4%Wind7 mphUV6Humidity33%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sun
70°54°
30%
Mon
68°53°
19%
Tue
75°50°
19%
Wed
76°51°
32%
Thu
69°52°
29%
Fri
73°48°
25%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Emmaline Lake Trail Trailhead
- Old Morrill Trail 2 mi · ▲ 317 ft
- Old Morrill Trail 2 mi · ▲ 317 ft
- Cuthroat Lane–Emmaline Lake Trail, 5 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 552 ft
- Emmaline Lake–Cirque Lake, 3 lakes 9.8 mi · ▲ 1,919 ft
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