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Big Dry Creek Open Space

Bull Reservoir via Big Dry Creek Trail

5 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Bull Reservoir via Big Dry Creek Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Big Dry Creek Open Space near Quail Hill, CO. The route passes Bull Reservoir and Bull Reservoir. 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 mi5,158 – 5,273 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Quail Creek Trail 39.94089, -104.99796
Nearest town Quail Hill, CO
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Bull Reservoir via Big Dry Creek Trail

5 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 5,157–5,272 ft

Out & Back · Big Dry Creek Open Space

Trailhead: Quail Creek Trail · 39.94089, -104.99796

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 63° · precip 5% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Quail Creek Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right onto Orchard Trail, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading W.
  4. 1.1 miPass Bull Reservoir.
  5. 0.3 miPass Bull Reservoir.
  6. 200 ftContinue straight onto Big Dry Creek Trail Access, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  10. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  11. 350 ftBear left onto Home Farm Trail, heading S.
  12. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miReach Bull Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  16. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  17. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  18. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 450 ftTurn right onto Big Dry Creek Trail Access, heading N.
  20. 100 ftContinue straight onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading NW.
  21. 1.4 miTurn left onto Orchard Trail, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftTurn left onto Quail Creek Trail, heading NE.
  23. 0.5 miArrive 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/bull-reservoir-bull-reservoir-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

90% paved4% gravel6% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F63°
Precip5%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity33%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 91°61° 24%
Mon 89°75° 27%
Tue 89°68° 26%
Wed 91°67° 23%
Thu 90°71° 20%
Fri 91°69° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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