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Rotella Park

Westminster Station Pond–Gordon Lake, 3 lakes

10.7 mi · ▲ 214 ft · 3 hr 40 min

Westminster Station Pond–Gordon Lake, 3 lakes is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Rotella Park near Welby, CO. The route passes Gordon Lake before reaching Westminster Station Pond at the turnaround, 5.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 214 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,109 – 5,259 ft12.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.83906, -104.96663
Nearest town Welby, CO
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Westminster Station Pond–Gordon Lake, 3 lakes

10.7 mi · ▲ 214 ft · 3 hr 40 min

Elevation 5,108–5,259 ft

Out & Back · Rotella Park

Trailhead: 39.83906, -104.96663

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftBear left onto Rotella Park path, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 350 ftTurn right onto Niver Canal Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miBear right onto Niver Canal Trail (level crossing), heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.9 miTurn right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading S.
  8. 1.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miBear left onto Twin Lakes Park, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  15. 150 ftPass Gordon Lake.
  16. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 450 ftTurn right onto Little Dry Creek Trail, heading W.
  20. 0.6 miPass Westminster Station Pond.
  21. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  22. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  23. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  24. 250 ftReach Westminster Station Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  26. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  27. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  28. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  29. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  30. 150 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SE.
  31. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  32. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  34. 0.5 miTurn left onto Twin Lakes Park, heading E.
  35. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  36. 100 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading E.
  37. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  38. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  39. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  40. 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  41. 0.9 miTurn left onto Niver Canal Trail (level crossing), heading E.
  42. 50 ftBear left onto Niver Canal Trail, heading N.
  43. 0.3 miTurn left onto Rotella Park path, heading N.
  44. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  45. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  46. 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/westminster-station-pond-gordon-lake-out-back-3-lakes-17-km-8609

Trail surface

92% paved1% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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