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Bear Creek Lake Park

C-470 Trail–Cowen Trail, 4 sights

3.4 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr 12 min

C-470 Trail–Cowen Trail, 4 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Bear Creek Lake Park near Morrison, CO. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,604 – 5,732 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mount Carbon Loop 39.65236, -105.16853
Nearest town Morrison, CO
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C-470 Trail–Cowen Trail, 4 sights

3.4 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 5,605–5,732 ft

Out & Back · Bear Creek Lake Park

Trailhead: Mount Carbon Loop · 39.65236, -105.16853

Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 91°F / low 62° · precip 6% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mount Carbon Loop, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Connector Trail, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Owl Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miBear right onto Fitness Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left onto Mount Carbon Loop, heading SE.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  9. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cowen Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left onto C-470 & Bear Creek Trail, heading S.
  13. 350 ftBear right onto C-470 Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.5 miReach Owl Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.5 miBear left onto C-470 & Bear Creek Trail, heading NE.
  16. 400 ftTurn right onto Cowen Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.4 miSharp left onto Mount Carbon Loop, heading NE.
  18. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  19. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  21. 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
  22. 250 ftTurn right onto Fitness Trail, heading NE.
  23. 0.1 miBear left onto Owl Trail, heading NW.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right onto Connector Trail, heading W.
  25. 50 ftTurn left onto Mount Carbon Loop, heading W.
  26. 0.2 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/c-470-trail-cowen-trail-out-back-4-sights-5-km-f844

Trail surface

66% dirt29% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 91°F62°
Precip6%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity23%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 91°65°
Sun 89°61° 25%
Mon 90°74° 38%
Tue 88°67° 39%
Wed 86°65° 40%
Thu 90°66° 27%

Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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