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The Honey Hole–HSBV Pond, 6 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 46 min

The Honey Hole–HSBV Pond, 6 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Valmont, CO. The route passes HSBV Pond and The Honey Hole. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,181 – 5,282 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Valmont Multi-Use Path 40.03143, -105.21501
Nearest town Valmont, CO
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The Honey Hole–HSBV Pond, 6 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 5,182–5,282 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Valmont Multi-Use Path · 40.03143, -105.21501

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

Transit-accessible: 2500 Block Central Ave stop 766 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Valmont Multi-Use Path, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miBear left onto South Boulder Creek Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miBear left onto Boulder Creek Path, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miPass HSBV Pond.
  5. 0.5 miBear right onto Boulder Creek 48th St Connection, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Boulder Creek Path, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Boulder Creek Trail and Foothills Multi-Use Path, heading W.
  12. 150 ftTurn right onto Boulder Creek Path, heading S.
  13. 250 ftPass The Honey Hole.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Boulder Creek Arapahoe Connection, heading SW.
  16. 100 ftSharp left onto Skunk Creek Greenway, heading SW.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right onto Colorado Avenue North Path, heading SE.
  18. 0.4 miReach The Honey Hole, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.4 miTurn left onto Skunk Creek Greenway, heading W.
  20. 0.4 miSharp right onto Boulder Creek Arapahoe Connection, heading E.
  21. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto Boulder Creek Path, heading E.
  23. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left onto Boulder Creek Trail and Foothills Multi-Use Path, heading NW.
  25. 150 ftTurn right onto Boulder Creek Path, heading NW.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  29. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  30. 250 ftContinue straight onto Boulder Creek 48th St Connection, heading N.
  31. 50 ftBear left onto Boulder Creek Path, heading N.
  32. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  33. 0.7 miBear right onto South Boulder Creek Trail, heading E.
  34. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  35. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Valmont Multi-Use Path, heading NE.
  36. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/brannan-sand-and-gravel-company-pit-the-honey-hole-out-back-7-lakes-9-km-ad80

Trail surface

97% paved2% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 2500 Block Central Ave stop 766 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Valmont, Colorado