Windsor Lake
2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min
Windsor Lake is a 2-mile out-and-back near Windsor, CO. The route passes Windsor Lake before reaching Windsor Lake at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Windsor Lake
2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min
Elevation 4,794–4,804 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.48620, -104.89484
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 94°F / low 64° · precip 9% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Windsor Lake.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftReach Windsor Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM — 10 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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