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wrecked vintage car–Ponderosa Loop Trail, 3 sights

10.6 mi · ▲ 1,370 ft · 4 hr 13 min

wrecked vintage car–Ponderosa Loop Trail, 3 sights is a 10.6-mile out-and-back near Lyons, CO. The route reaches wrecked vintage car. It climbs 1,370 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,332 – 6,710 ft11.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.21915, -105.26751
Nearest town Lyons, CO
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wrecked vintage car–Ponderosa Loop Trail, 3 sights

10.6 mi · ▲ 1,370 ft · 4 hr 13 min

Elevation 5,330–6,710 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.21915, -105.26751

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 401 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  10. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Picture Rock Trail, heading SW.
  12. 1.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 0.1 miPass wrecked vintage car.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  17. 1.6 miSharp left onto Wild Turkey Loop Trail, heading SW.
  18. 0.8 miSharp left onto Ponderosa Loop Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miReach wrecked vintage car, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.1 miSharp right onto Wild Turkey Loop Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.8 miSharp right, heading NE.
  22. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Picture Rock Trail, heading NE.
  23. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  24. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  25. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  26. 1.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  28. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  29. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  30. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  31. 500 ftBear right, heading NE.
  32. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  33. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  34. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  35. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  36. 300 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/wrecked-vintage-car-ponderosa-loop-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

88% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 401 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Lyons, Colorado