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Wildlife Viewing–Parkfield Lake, 8 sights

11.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 3 hr 48 min

Wildlife Viewing–Parkfield Lake, 8 sights is an 11.3-mile out-and-back near Montbello, CO. The route passes Wildlife Viewing and Rod and Gun Club Ponds before reaching Parkfield Lake at the turnaround, 5.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,243 – 5,335 ft11.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Havana Ponds Trail 39.80076, -104.86471
Nearest town Montbello, CO
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Wildlife Viewing–Parkfield Lake, 8 sights

11.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 3 hr 48 min

Elevation 5,244–5,333 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Havana Ponds Trail · 39.80076, -104.86471

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 93°F / low 59° · precip 5% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Havana Ponds Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right onto Prairie Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miPass Wildlife Viewing.
  5. 50 ftPass Rod and Gun Club Ponds.
  6. 50 ftSharp right onto Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.9 miBear right onto Potomac Street, heading S.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto 56th Avenue Trail, heading S.
  11. 1.5 miBear right, heading E.
  12. 100 ftContinue straight onto Derby Lateral Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right onto Parkfield Lake Loop, heading S.
  14. 250 ftPass Parkfield Lake.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  19. 50 ftReach Wildlife Viewing, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  21. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  22. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left onto Derby Lateral Trail, heading SE.
  24. 0.5 miBear left onto 56th Avenue Trail, heading NW.
  25. 1.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  27. 0.4 miTurn left onto Potomac Street, heading E.
  28. 0.5 miBear left onto Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail, heading N.
  29. 0.9 miSharp left, heading W.
  30. 0.1 miTurn left onto Prairie Trail, heading N.
  31. 0.8 miTurn left onto Havana Ponds Trail, heading W.
  32. 0.6 miArrive 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/wildlife-viewing-parkfield-lake-out-back-10-sights-18-km-af94

Trail surface

37% paved35% dirt16% gravel12% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 93°F59°
Precip5%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 93°62°
Sun 91°63° 20%
Mon 91°74° 35%
Tue 88°68° 40%
Wed 89°66° 40%
Thu 93°67° 26%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

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