Lefthand Reservoir–Beaver Reservoir, 5 sights
16.1 mi · ▲ 2,215 ft · 6 hr 28 min
Lefthand Reservoir–Beaver Reservoir, 5 sights is a 16.1-mile out-and-back near Peaceful Valley, CO. The route passes Beaver Reservoir before reaching Lefthand Reservoir at the turnaround, 8 miles in. It climbs 2,215 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Lefthand Reservoir–Beaver Reservoir, 5 sights
16.1 mi · ▲ 2,215 ft · 6 hr 28 min
Elevation 8,897–10,674 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Coney Creek Road · 40.12176, -105.52416
Weather Sep 5: Heavy drizzle, high 72°F / low 55° · precip 7% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Beaver Reservoir Cutoff Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Beaver Reservoir.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Sourdough Trail, heading E.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Beaver Bog, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Sourdough Trail, heading SW.
- 3.2 miTurn left onto Waldrop Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Sourdough Trail, heading W.
- 300 ftBear left onto Left Hand Reservoir Road, heading W.
- 1.8 miReach Lefthand Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miBear right, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Waldrop Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Sourdough Trail, heading NE.
- 3.6 miTurn right onto Beaver Bog, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Sourdough Trail, heading E.
- 1.8 miBear left onto Beaver Reservoir Cutoff Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miArrive 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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Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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