Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · Colorado

Lily Pond

4.0 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 9534 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, bike, motorcycle, atv, e-bike · motorized use allowed

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 38.9349, -106.6505 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

Lily Pond #534 the Forest Service's write-up

season June to September

The Lily Pond Trail #534 begins near the Dorchester Campground and ends at an intersection with Forest Service Road 760.3A near Lily Pond. The trail gradually climbs for the first mile to intersect FSR 759, Italian Creek Road. Head south on FSR 759 for about a quarter mile, look for the Lily Trail to continue on the west side of the road. It crosses Italian Creek and follow along a drainage for about 0.8 miles to an intersection with the Star Lily Connector Trail #623. From here it crosses South Italian Creek where it climbs and switchbacks its way to Lily Pond, crossing a few more streams along the way. Beautiful wildflowers can be seen along this route.

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Restrictions Open to hiking, horseback, mountain bike, & Motorcycle.

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.