Barker Reservoir–Blue Dot, 4 sights
11.4 mi · ▲ 1,581 ft · 4 hr 35 min
Barker Reservoir–Blue Dot, 4 sights is an 11.4-mile out-and-back near Aspen Meadows, CO. The route reaches Barker Reservoir at the turnaround, 5.6 miles in. It climbs 1,581 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi8,163 – 8,672 ft11.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Hawkins Surguine 39.97910, -105.41744
Nearest town Aspen Meadows, CO
Directions
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Barker Reservoir–Blue Dot, 4 sights
11.4 mi · ▲ 1,581 ft · 4 hr 35 min
Elevation 8,162–8,672 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Hawkins Surguine · 39.97910, -105.41744
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 59° · precip 5% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
- Start on Hawkins Surguine Spur Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Boy Scout Spur, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Blue Dot, heading SW.
- 1.9 miSharp right onto Car Wash, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Star Wars, heading SW.
- 0.7 miPass Barker Reservoir.
- 0.2 miReach Barker Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Car Wash, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Tungsten, heading SE.
- 1.9 miBear left onto Boy Scout Spur, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Hawkins Surguine Spur Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
66% dirt34% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 78°F59°
Precip5%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity36%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun
75°53°
33%
Mon
77°55°
36%
Tue
78°53°
32%
Wed
81°55°
37%
Thu
79°54°
32%
Fri
78°53°
27%
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- Boy Scout Spur 5.2 mi · ▲ 753 ft
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