Wildlife Viewing–Rod and Gun Club Ponds, 3 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Montbello, CO. The route passes Wildlife Viewing and Rod and Gun Club Ponds. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,250 – 5,296 ft4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.81240, -104.82097
Nearest town Montbello, CO
Directions
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Wildlife Viewing–Rod and Gun Club Ponds, 3 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 5,251–5,295 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.81240, -104.82097
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 92°F / low 59° · precip 6% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Bluestem Loop, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Southwest Loop, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Wetland Trails, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miPass Wildlife Viewing.
- 50 ftPass Rod and Gun Club Ponds.
- 0.3 miReach Wildlife Viewing, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Wetland Trails, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Southwest Loop, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Bluestem Loop, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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 surface
49% gravel45% dirt4% paved2% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 92°F59°
Feels like84°Precip6%Wind13 mphUV7Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat
92°63°
Sun
91°62°
31%
Mon
89°71°
31%
Tue
87°66°
25%
Wed
88°63°
31%
Thu
91°64°
31%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:08 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:28 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:55 PM.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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