3 miles
Distance
1,043 ft
Climb
-72 ft
Descent
2 miles
High Point

Mitchell Lake Details

  • Activities
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Brainard Lake and Peaceful Valley
    Ward, Colorado
  • Ref Number
    #912
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Trail Usage
    Multi-use
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Sometimes hard to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Hiking [+]
    • 70 in Trail Running
  • Land Manager
    USFS - Boulder Ranger District

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Mitchell Lake is a 3 mile blue singletrack trail located near Ward Colorado. This hike primary trail can be used both directions and has a hard overall physical rating.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Mitchell Lake hike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    971 ft
  • Altitude min
    10,493 ft
  • Altitude start
    10,493 ft
  • Altitude end
    11,464 ft
  • Grade
    6.488%
  • Grade max
    -14.06%
  • Grade min
    32.493%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    2,479 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,058 ft
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Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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  • Clear / Green
  • Minor Issue / Yellow
  • Significant Issue / Amber
  • Closed

  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
  • Military
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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  • Restrooms Restrooms
  • eBike Charging Point eBike Charging Point
  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
  • Gate Gate
  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
  • Table or Bench Table or Bench
  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Boardwalk Boardwalk
  • Camping Camping
  • Cabin Cabin
  • Lodge Lodge
  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
  • Other Other
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      Mitchell Lake Trail Reports

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      Aug 11, 2020 @ 5:13pm
      Aug 11, 2020
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 2 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 10 rides
      • 7 miles avg distance
      All
      • 31 rides
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      Technical Trail Features (TTF)

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      Jul 13, 2019 @ 12:01pm
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      Jul 13, 2019 @ 11:59am
      Jul 13, 2019

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