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Ponytail (Horse Mesa singletrack)

On Horse Mesa, Uncompahgre Plateau

Trail2.2 km · 1.4 miBest Apr–May, Sep–Oct

Next nearby hike: Rough Canyon 1.0 mi · 1.5 kmExplore Horse Mesa →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–May, Sep–Oct · highs 15–24 °C (59–75 °F)

  1. J3°-9°19
  2. F5°-7°19
  3. M9°-3°29
  4. A15°1°30
  5. M22°6°34
  6. J28°12°22
  7. J31°15°35
  8. A29°15°45
  9. S24°10°46
  10. O17°4°40
  11. N9°-3°26
  12. D3°-9°21

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

Trail facts

Length
2.2 km · 1.4 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
Bureau of Land Management
Data from
Bureau of Land Management
Mountain
Horse Mesa (mountain, 1,649 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Uncompahgre Plateau (Colorado Plateau › Intermountain West; GMBA)
Nearest town
8.5 km SW of Orchard Mesa (Mesa County, Colorado) · GeoNames
Best months
Apr–May, Sep–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Colorado
Continent
North America
Route centre
38.9884, -108.5912
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

Rough Canyon

1.0 mi · 1.5 km · Colorado

Twist-n-Shout

1.4 mi · 2.2 km · Colorado

Second Thoughts

1.7 mi · 2.7 km · Colorado

Ribbon

2.4 mi · 3.8 km · Colorado

Butterknife

2.4 mi · 3.9 km · Colorado

Mica Mine

2.6 mi · 4.2 km · Colorado

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