Belisle Reservoir & Geneva Lake via Mary Carter Greenway Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 35 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Belisle Reservoir & Geneva Lake via Mary Carter Greenway Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Belleview Park near Littleton, CO. The route passes Belisle Reservoir before reaching Geneva Lake at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 35 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Belisle Reservoir & Geneva Lake via Mary Carter Greenway Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 35 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 5,300–5,368 ft
Out & Back · Belleview Park
Trailhead: 39.62426, -104.99835
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Belisle Reservoir.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Mary Carter Greenway Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miPass Geneva Lake.
- 450 ftReach Belisle Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:08 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:28 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:56 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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