Autrey Reservoir–Frank Varra Pond, 5 sights
5.7 mi · ▲ 301 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Autrey Reservoir–Frank Varra Pond, 5 sights is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Autrey Park near Superior, CO. The route passes Frank Varra Pond before reaching Autrey Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 301 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Autrey Reservoir–Frank Varra Pond, 5 sights
5.7 mi · ▲ 301 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Elevation 5,359–5,535 ft
Out & Back · Autrey Park
Trailhead: 39.95687, -105.16965
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 91°F / low 66° · precip 5% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: US 36 / McCaslin Station West Side stop 156 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto US 36 Bikeway Park-N-Ride West Connector, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto US 36 Bikeway McCaslin Station South Spur, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto US 36 Bikeway, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear right onto US 36 Bikeway - 88th Street Ramp, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto US 36 Bikeway, heading E.
- 0.8 miPass Frank Varra Pond.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Rock Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Autrey Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto US 36 Bikeway, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear right onto US 36 Bikeway - 88th Street Ramp, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto US 36 Bikeway, heading NW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto US 36 Bikeway McCaslin Station South Spur, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto US 36 Bikeway Park-N-Ride West Connector, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Transit-accessible: US 36 / McCaslin Station West Side stop 156 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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