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Windmill Pond–Badlands Loop, 5 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 411 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Windmill Pond–Badlands Loop, 5 sights is a 6.4-mile loop near Kistler Park, CO. The route reaches Windmill Pond. It climbs 411 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,834 – 6,129 ft7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.52577, -104.98801
Nearest town Kistler Park, CO
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Directions

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Windmill Pond–Badlands Loop, 5 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 411 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Elevation 5,832–6,128 ft

Loop

Trailhead: 39.52577, -104.98801

Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 91°F / low 63° · precip 11% · wind 8 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 E.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
  4. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  14. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 500 ftBear right, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miPass Windmill Pond.
  18. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  19. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  21. 0.3 miSharp left onto Outlaw, heading SE.
  22. 450 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  23. 250 ftTurn right onto Giddy Up, heading E.
  24. 0.5 miSharp right onto Badlands, heading N.
  25. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Huckleberry, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftBear left onto Badlands, heading SE.
  27. 0.5 miBear left onto Wild West, heading W.
  28. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  29. 450 ftBear left onto East/West Regional Trail, heading W.
  30. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  32. 1.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  33. 350 ftSharp right, heading E.
  34. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  35. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  36. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  37. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  38. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  39. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  40. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  41. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  42. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  43. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  44. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  45. 500 ftBear left, heading NE.
  46. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  47. 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-6-sights

Trail surface

61% dirt7% paved32% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 91°F63°
Feels like79°Precip11%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 89°66°
Sun 90°61° 28%
Mon 89°67° 29%
Tue 88°60° 34%
Wed 86°59° 36%
Thu 89°61° 32%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

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

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