Lady Moon

Colorado

Colorado

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5.5 mi

Distance

170 ft

Gain

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What we do know

  • Inside Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

    Boundary data

What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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Why you'll love it

Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
5.5 mi
Elevation gain
170 ft
Highest point
8,273 ft
Lowest point
7,779 ft
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Directions & GPX

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Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service
Bikes
Allowed
Horses
Allowed
Surface
Natural

Source for bikes, horses, surface: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)

About this trail

Lady Moon is a 5.53-mile out-and-back trail in Colorado managed by Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests. The trail gains 170 feet of elevation and reaches a maximum elevation of 8,273 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

High point
8,273 ft
Length (round trip)
5.5 mi
Shape
Out and back

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Rustic 9wsw, CO weather station, 10 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan36° high15° low
  2. Feb36° high15° low
  3. Mar44° high20° low
  4. Apr49° high25° low
  5. May59° high32° low
  6. Jun72° high40° low
  7. Jul78° high47° low
  8. Aug76° high46° low
  9. Sep69° high38° low
  10. Oct56° high29° low
  11. Nov44° high21° low
  12. Dec36° high15° low

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Canyon Lakes Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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Alpine Lodge at Red Feather Lakes

Hiking business nearby (~3 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet

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Hiking business nearby (~41 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet

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