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Grandview Ponds Open Space

Brewer Reservoir via Mid-Town Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Brewer Reservoir via Mid-Town Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Grandview Ponds Open Space near Quimby, CO. The route reaches Brewer Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,079 – 5,217 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.85393, -104.94002
Nearest town Quimby, CO
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Brewer Reservoir via Mid-Town Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 5,079–5,217 ft

Out & Back · Grandview Ponds Open Space

Trailhead: 39.85393, -104.94002

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: E 88th Ave & Monroe St stop 555 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  4. 200 ftTurn left onto South Platte River Trail, heading NE.
  5. 400 ftSharp left, heading N.
  6. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  11. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Mid-Town Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left onto Colorado Blvd MUP, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miPass Brewer Reservoir.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miReach Brewer Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 0.3 miTurn right onto Mid-Town Trail, heading S.
  24. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  28. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  29. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  30. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  31. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  32. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  33. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  35. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  37. 200 ftSharp right onto South Platte River Trail, heading S.
  38. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  39. 250 ftSharp left, heading S.
  40. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  41. 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-7-km-777c

Trail surface

88% paved8% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: E 88th Ave & Monroe St stop 555 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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