Carmody Pond via Kipling Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Carmody Pond via Kipling Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Bear Valley Open Space near Carmody Estates, CO. The route reaches Carmody Pond at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 194 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Carmody Pond via Kipling Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 5,439–5,647 ft
Out & Back · Bear Valley Open Space
Trailhead: Stone House Spur Trail · 39.66418, -105.11842
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 60° · precip 8% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: Kipling Pkwy at Morrison Rd (S-bound) stop 504 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Stone House Spur Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Stone House Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Bear Creek and Stone House Trails, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Kipling Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftPass Carmody Pond.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Carmody Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 400 ftBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Bear Creek and Stone House Trails, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Stone House Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Stone House Spur Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Kipling Pkwy at Morrison Rd (S-bound) stop 504 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Kendall Reservoir (W) & Kendall Reservoir (E) via Stone House Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 138 ft
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