Colorado · Mountain biking · Trails near 40.8°N 105.5°W · Near Red Feather Lakes

Frog Pond West Loop

Frog Pond West LoopPhoto: KimonBerlin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
0.4 mi
distance
96 ft
climb
May–Sep
best months

Caution today

Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 9 h ago

Is Frog Pond West Loop open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Canyon Lakes Ranger District.

As of · Source: USFS · Canyon Lakes Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Frog Pond West Loop is a short mountain biking route in Colorado's Canyon Lakes Ranger District, part of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests. The Forest Service manages the land, and the loop sits at about 8,000 feet, with a low point of 7,956 feet and a high of 8,063 feet. The route is 0.41 miles long, and the climb totals 96 feet, with a steepest stretch of about 9% at 0.24 miles in. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at 7,700 feet show July highs around 78°F with lows near 47°F, while winter highs stay in the mid-30s. The Columbine North Loop hike is 0.3 miles away, and the Frog Pond mountain biking area is 0.4 miles off. Dowdy Lake Campground is 1.5 miles away, and the Red Feather Lakes climbing area is 2.3 miles away.

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    Dowdy Lake Campground

    Campground

    Campground · 1.5 mi from the trail
  • If it rains

    Homestead Museum

    Museum

    Museum · 17 mi from Red Feather Lakes

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  • Best time to go · May–Sep

    Best time to visit Frog Pond West Loop

    Best months: May–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      36° / 15°

      5 wet

    2. Feb

      36° / 15°

      5 wet

    3. Mar

      44° / 20°

      6 wet

    4. Apr

      49° / 25°

      8 wet

    5. May

      59° / 32°

      9 wet

    6. Jun

      72° / 40°

      8 wet

    7. Jul

      78° / 47°

      9 wet

    8. Aug

      76° / 46°

      10 wet

    9. Sep

      69° / 38°

      8 wet

    10. Oct

      56° / 29°

      6 wet

    11. Nov

      44° / 21°

      5 wet

    12. Dec

      36° / 15°

      5 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Rustic 9wsw, CO, 11.4 mi away at 7,700 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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