North Table Mountain Park

Blunn Reservoir & Fairmont Canal Trail

13.7 mi · ▲ 560 ft · 4 hr 51 min

Blunn Reservoir & Fairmont Canal Trail is a 13.7-mile out-and-back in North Table Mountain Park near Apple Meadows, CO. The route reaches Blunn Reservoir at the turnaround, 6.9 miles in. It climbs 560 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,719 – 6,037 ft14.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.79753, -105.21974
Nearest town Apple Meadows, CO

Directions

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Blunn Reservoir & Fairmont Canal Trail

13.7 mi · ▲ 560 ft · 4 hr 51 min

Elevation 5,720–6,038 ft

Out & Back · North Table Mountain Park

Trailhead: 39.79753, -105.21974

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Transit-accessible: Hwy 93 & W 58th Ave stop 631 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 300 ftTurn right onto Mesa Spur Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miSharp left onto North Table Loop Trail, heading SW.
  7. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Lithic Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miBear left onto Fairmont Canal Trail, heading SE.
  9. 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 1.3 miSharp right onto Van Bibber Creek Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  15. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 300 ftReach Blunn Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftTurn right onto Ralston Creek Trail, heading NW.
  20. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  23. 0.4 miSharp right onto Van Bibber Creek Trail, heading SW.
  24. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  25. 1.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftTurn right onto Fairmont Canal Trail, heading SE.
  27. 1 miBear right onto Lithic Trail, heading S.
  28. 0.2 miContinue straight onto North Table Loop Trail, heading S.
  29. 1.7 miSharp right onto Mesa Spur Trail, heading W.
  30. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  31. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  32. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  33. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  34. 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

38% dirt33% gravel23% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Hwy 93 & W 58th Ave stop 631 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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