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Grandview Ponds Open Space

Brewer Reservoir via Mid-Town Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Brewer Reservoir via Mid-Town Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Grandview Ponds Open Space near Thornton, CO. The route reaches Brewer Reservoir at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,154 – 5,217 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.86838, -104.95813
Nearest town Thornton, CO
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Brewer Reservoir via Mid-Town Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 5,155–5,217 ft

Out & Back · Grandview Ponds Open Space

Trailhead: 39.86838, -104.95813

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: Gaylord St & Eppinger Blvd stop 199 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Mid-Town Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Colorado Blvd MUP, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftPass Brewer Reservoir.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  12. 250 ftReach Brewer Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right onto Mid-Town Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  22. 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/brewer-reservoir-brewer-reservoir-out-back-6-km-fdb0

Trail surface

76% paved8% dirt7% gravel9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Gaylord St & Eppinger Blvd stop 199 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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