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Chatfield State Park

Chatfield Reservoir & C-470 Trail

9.1 mi · ▲ 580 ft · 3 hr 19 min

Chatfield Reservoir & C-470 Trail is a 9.1-mile out-and-back in Chatfield State Park near The Valley, CO. The route reaches Chatfield Reservoir at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It climbs 580 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,453 – 5,886 ft11.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ken Caryl Ave Path 39.57940, -105.13836
Nearest town The Valley, CO
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Chatfield Reservoir & C-470 Trail

9.1 mi · ▲ 580 ft · 3 hr 19 min

Elevation 5,453–5,885 ft

Out & Back · Chatfield State Park

Trailhead: Ken Caryl Ave Path · 39.57940, -105.13836

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 SW.
  2. 150 ftContinue straight onto Ken Caryl Ave Path, heading SW.
  3. 450 ftSharp left onto C-470 Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  14. 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
  15. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  16. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  19. 3.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miPass Chatfield Reservoir.
  21. 0.1 miSharp left onto Chatfield Internal Trail, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Massey Draw Day Use, heading NE.
  23. 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  24. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftReach Chatfield Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  26. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Chatfield Internal Trail, heading E.
  27. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  28. 0.3 miSharp left onto C-470 Trail, heading S.
  29. 3.1 miBear right, heading W.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  32. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  33. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  34. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  35. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  36. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  37. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  38. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  39. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  40. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  41. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  42. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  43. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  44. 0.2 miSharp right onto Ken Caryl Ave Path, heading NW.
  45. 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/chatfield-reservoir-c-470-trail-out-back-15-km

Trail surface

91% paved7% dirt2% 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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