Arthurs Rock–Arthur's Rock, 5 sights is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Lory State Park near Bellvue, CO. The route passes Arthur's Rock before reaching Arthurs Rock at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It climbs 1,461 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi5,519 – 6,779 ft8.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Lodgepole Drive 40.58861, -105.18323
Nearest town Bellvue, CO
Directions
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Arthurs Rock–Arthur's Rock, 5 sights
7.7 mi · ▲ 1,461 ft · 3 hr 18 min
Elevation 5,520–6,777 ft
Out & Back · Lory State Park
Trailhead: Lodgepole Drive · 40.58861, -105.18323
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on East Valley Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 200 ftSharp left onto West Valley Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Well Gulch Nature Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Well Gulch Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Timber Trail, heading W.
- 2.1 miContinue straight onto Arthur's Rock trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftPass Arthur's Rock.
- 350 ftReach Arthurs Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Timber Trail, heading E.
- 2.1 miBear right onto Well Gulch Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Well Gulch Nature Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto West Valley Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp left onto East Valley Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:30 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Lodgepole Drive Trailhead
- Horsetooth Reservoir & Lodgepole Drive via East Valley Trail 1 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Lodgepole Drive Viewpoint & Horsetooth Reservoir via East Valley Trail 1.2 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- West Valley Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 57 ft
- Timber Trail & Well Gulch Trail Loop 3.9 mi · ▲ 564 ft
- Timber Trail & Well Gulch Trail Loop 4 mi · ▲ 560 ft
- South Valley Loop & West Valley Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 166 ft
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