Chatfield State Park

C-470 Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 1 hr 57 min

C-470 Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Chatfield State Park near Ken Caryl, CO. It is mostly level, with 222 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,466 – 5,647 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.56357, -105.10389
Nearest town Ken Caryl, CO

Directions

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C-470 Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 5,467–5,645 ft

Out & Back · Chatfield State Park

Trailhead: 39.56357, -105.10389

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Transit-accessible: Nbound Kipling @ Remington Ave stop 505 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 350 ftBear left onto C-470 Trail, heading E.
  10. 1.9 miSharp right, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miSharp left onto Chatfield Internal Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miSharp left onto C-470 Trail, heading N.
  15. 1.9 miBear right, heading NW.
  16. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  19. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  20. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 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 surface

85% paved8% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Nbound Kipling @ Remington Ave stop 505 m from the trailhead

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