Morrison Road Trail–Mount Carbon Loop, 4 sights
8.4 mi · ▲ 452 ft · 3 hr 2 min
Morrison Road Trail–Mount Carbon Loop, 4 sights is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Bear Creek Lake Park near Carmody Estates, CO. It climbs 452 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,446 – 5,725 ft10.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Morrison Road Trail 39.66715, -105.11387
Nearest town Carmody Estates, CO
Directions
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Morrison Road Trail–Mount Carbon Loop, 4 sights
8.4 mi · ▲ 452 ft · 3 hr 2 min
Elevation 5,446–5,726 ft
Out & Back · Bear Creek Lake Park
Trailhead: Morrison Road Trail · 39.66715, -105.11387
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Transit-accessible: Kipling Pkwy at Morrison Rd (S-bound) stop 47 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Morrison Road Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Stone House Spur Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Stone House Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Mount Carbon Loop, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto North Park Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Morrison Road Sidepath, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Morrison Road Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto North Park Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Mount Carbon Loop, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Stone House Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Stone House Spur Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Morrison Road Trail, heading E.
- 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
83% dirt17% paved
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:26 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Kipling Pkwy at Morrison Rd (S-bound) stop 47 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Morrison Road Trail Trailhead
- Stone House Lake & Stone House Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Smith Reservoir & Kenderick Reservoir via Smith Reservoir Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 221 ft
- Bear Creek Trail–North Park Trail, 3 sights 8 mi · ▲ 448 ft
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