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Lambertson Lakes Park & Open Space

Croke Lake–Webster Lake, 6 sights

9.8 mi · ▲ 354 ft · 3 hr 27 min

Croke Lake–Webster Lake, 6 sights is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Lambertson Lakes Park & Open Space near Eastlake, CO. The route passes Webster Lake, Lambertson Ponds and Lambertson Ponds before reaching Croke Lake at the turnaround, 4.8 miles in. It climbs 354 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,230 – 5,414 ft11.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.91404, -104.98256
Nearest town Eastlake, CO
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Croke Lake–Webster Lake, 6 sights

9.8 mi · ▲ 354 ft · 3 hr 27 min

Elevation 5,231–5,414 ft

Out & Back · Lambertson Lakes Park & Open Space

Trailhead: 39.91404, -104.98256

Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 91°F / low 61° · precip 11% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 69 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Farmers Highline Canal Trail / E 120th St Spur, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miPass Webster Lake.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  7. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 200 ftContinue straight onto Farmers High Line Canal Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left onto I-25 Greenway, heading S.
  12. 1.2 miBear right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto Greenway, heading E.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto Grange Hall Greenway, heading E.
  15. 0.7 miTurn right onto Grange Hall Creek Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.7 miPass Lambertson Ponds.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  18. 0.1 miPass Lambertson Ponds.
  19. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  20. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  21. 0.1 miPass Croke Lake.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  23. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  24. 150 ftReach Croke Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  26. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  27. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  28. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  29. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  30. 0.3 miTurn left onto Grange Hall Greenway, heading E.
  31. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Greenway, heading E.
  32. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  33. 50 ftBear left onto Grange Hall Greenway, heading E.
  34. 0.7 miContinue straight onto I-25 Greenway, heading W.
  35. 0.5 miTurn right onto Farmers High Line Canal Trail, heading W.
  36. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  37. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  38. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  39. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  40. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  41. 400 ftTurn left onto Farmers Highline Canal Trail / E 120th St Spur, heading N.
  42. 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/webster-lake-lambertson-ponds-out-back-14-lakes-16-km

Trail surface

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 91°F61°
Precip11%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity35%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Mon 86°62° 28%
Tue 88°71° 21%
Wed 85°65°
Thu 90°68°
Fri 93°70°
Sat 91°50° 31%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 69 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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