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Big Dry Creek Open Space

Willow Run Pond & Metzger Ponds via Big Dry Creek Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Willow Run Pond & Metzger Ponds via Big Dry Creek Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Big Dry Creek Open Space near Brandywine, CO. The route passes Metzger Ponds before reaching Willow Run Pond at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,191 – 5,276 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.91319, -105.04907
Nearest town Brandywine, CO
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Willow Run Pond & Metzger Ponds via Big Dry Creek Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 5,192–5,277 ft

Out & Back · Big Dry Creek Open Space

Trailhead: 39.91319, -105.04907

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 95°F / low 60° · precip 8% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: 120th Ave / Vrain St (W) stop 228 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miPass Metzger Ponds.
  7. 200 ftTurn left onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  12. 200 ftReach Willow Run Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  17. 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  21. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  22. 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/willow-run-pond-metzger-ponds-out-back-7-km-7e7a

Trail surface

81% paved7% dirt1% gravel11% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 95°F60°
Feels like84°Precip8%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity17%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 93°65°
Sun 93°62° 20%
Mon 91°75° 36%
Tue 88°70° 22%
Wed 88°67° 23%
Thu 93°68° 23%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 120th Ave / Vrain St (W) stop 228 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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