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Pelican Ponds Open Space

Brewer Reservoir via Mid-Town Trail

5 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Brewer Reservoir via Mid-Town Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Pelican Ponds Open Space near Quimby, CO. The route reaches Brewer Reservoir. 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 mi5,072 – 5,217 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.86323, -104.93383
Nearest town Quimby, CO
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Brewer Reservoir via Mid-Town Trail

5 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 5,072–5,217 ft

Out & Back · Pelican Ponds Open Space

Trailhead: 39.86323, -104.93383

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  3. 400 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  11. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Mid-Town Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left onto Colorado Blvd MUP, heading NE.
  20. 0.2 miPass Brewer Reservoir.
  21. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  23. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  24. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  25. 500 ftReach Brewer Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  26. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  27. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  29. 0.3 miTurn right onto Mid-Town Trail, heading N.
  30. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  31. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  32. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  33. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  34. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  35. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  36. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  37. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  38. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  39. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  40. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  41. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  42. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  43. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  44. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  45. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  46. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  47. 400 ftBear right, heading S.
  48. 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-8-km-87b8

Trail surface

87% paved7% dirt2% gravel4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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