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Wildlife Viewing–Rod and Gun Club Ponds, 4 sights

3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Wildlife Viewing–Rod and Gun Club Ponds, 4 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Montbello, CO. The route passes Wildlife Viewing and Rod and Gun Club Ponds before reaching Wildlife Viewing at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,243 – 5,269 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Havana Ponds Trail 39.80076, -104.86471
Nearest town Montbello, CO
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Wildlife Viewing–Rod and Gun Club Ponds, 4 sights

3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 5,244–5,269 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Havana Ponds Trail · 39.80076, -104.86471

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 61° · precip 5% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · No dogs on part of this route · 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 ftContinue straight onto Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miBear right onto Rod and Gun Club Loop Trail, heading N.
  8. 450 ftReach Wildlife Viewing, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 450 ftBear left onto Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto Prairie Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.8 miTurn left onto Havana Ponds Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.8 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-wildlife-viewing-out-back-6-sights-6-km-5192

Trail surface

84% dirt9% paved7% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F61°
Precip5%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity42%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 91°63° 20%
Mon 89°73° 35%
Tue 88°66° 40%
Wed 91°65° 40%
Thu 89°68° 26%
Fri 90°67° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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