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Chatfield State Park

C-470 Trail

8.9 mi · ▲ 523 ft · 3 hr 14 min

C-470 Trail is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Chatfield State Park near The Valley, CO. It climbs 523 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,466 – 5,870 ft10.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.57815, -105.14018
Nearest town The Valley, CO
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C-470 Trail

8.9 mi · ▲ 523 ft · 3 hr 14 min

Elevation 5,467–5,870 ft

Out & Back · Chatfield State Park

Trailhead: 39.57815, -105.14018

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 90°F / low 64° · precip 17% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  13. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  14. 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
  15. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miContinue straight onto C-470 Trail, heading SE.
  19. 2.9 miSharp right, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miSharp left onto Chatfield Internal Trail, heading NE.
  21. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  22. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miSharp left onto C-470 Trail, heading NE.
  24. 3.1 miBear right, heading W.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  27. 300 ftBear left, heading W.
  28. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  29. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  31. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  32. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  33. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  34. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  36. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  37. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  38. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  39. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  40. 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/c-470-trail-out-back-14-km-af4a

Trail surface

94% paved5% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F64°
Precip17%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity27%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°60° 3 PM: 1% rain4 PM: 1% rain5 PM: 3% rain6 PM: 4% rain7 PM: 17% rain8 PM: 6% rain9 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 4% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 90°62°
Mon 84°62° 37%
Tue 87°63° 23%
Wed 87°61° 21%
Thu 89°60° 18%
Fri 87°62°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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