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Dad Clark Natural Area

Windmill Pond Loop via East/West Regional Trail

4 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Windmill Pond Loop via East/West Regional Trail is a 4-mile loop in Dad Clark Natural Area near Kistler Park, CO. The route reaches Windmill Pond. It is mostly level, with 249 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,899 – 6,132 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.52111, -104.96498
Nearest town Kistler Park, CO
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Windmill Pond Loop via East/West Regional Trail

4 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 5,899–6,131 ft

Loop · Dad Clark Natural Area

Trailhead: 39.52111, -104.96498

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 88°F / low 63° · precip 9% · wind 18 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Vista Nation XC 2-mile course, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 0.6 miPass Windmill Pond.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto East/West Regional Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  14. 1 miSharp left onto Dad Clark Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 100 ftContinue straight onto Vista Nation XC 2-mile course, heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  19. 50 ftThe loop closes 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/windmill-pond-windmill-pond-loop

Trail surface

66% dirt1% paved33% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 88°F63°
Feels like79°Precip9%Wind18 mphUV7Humidity25%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 87°65°
Sun 90°59° 32%
Mon 88°67° 29%
Tue 87°59° 34%
Wed 85°58° 36%
Thu 89°60° 32%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM — 11 min before dark.

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Good to know

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

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