Yankee Doodle Lake–Jenny Creek Trail, 3 sights

14.5 mi · ▲ 1,646 ft · 5 hr 39 min

Yankee Doodle Lake–Jenny Creek Trail, 3 sights is a 14.5-mile out-and-back near Tolland, CO. The route reaches Yankee Doodle Lake at the turnaround, 7.3 miles in. It climbs 1,646 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,305 – 10,693 ft14.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rollins Pass Road 39.90828, -105.60695
Nearest town Tolland, CO

Directions

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Yankee Doodle Lake–Jenny Creek Trail, 3 sights

14.5 mi · ▲ 1,646 ft · 5 hr 39 min

Elevation 9,304–10,693 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Rollins Pass Road · 39.90828, -105.60695

Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 73°F / low 50° · precip 24% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Rollins Pass Road, heading NE.
  2. 4.3 miContinue straight onto Jenny Creek, heading NE.
  3. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Guinn Mountain Spur Road, heading N.
  4. 250 ftTurn left onto Jenny Creek Trail, heading NW.
  5. 2.1 miReach Yankee Doodle Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 2.1 miTurn right onto Guinn Mountain Spur Road, heading E.
  7. 250 ftContinue straight onto Jenny Creek, heading S.
  8. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Rollins Pass Road, heading S.
  9. 4.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

RainTemperature 73°F50°
Precip24%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity40%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°50° 2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 7% rain4 PM: 22% rain5 PM: 11% rain6 PM: 10% rain7 PM: 9% rain8 PM: 24% rain9 PM: 19% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 70°49° 22%
Sun 75°52° 54%
Mon 70°51° 47%
Tue 73°48° 40%
Wed 73°49° 43%
Thu 73°51° 45%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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