College Lake & Dixon Reservoir Beach via Foothills Trail
4 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 1 hr 25 min
College Lake & Dixon Reservoir Beach via Foothills Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Maxwell Natural Area near Mountain View, CO. The route passes Dixon Reservoir Beach before reaching College Lake at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 163 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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College Lake & Dixon Reservoir Beach via Foothills Trail
4 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 5,164–5,274 ft
Out & Back · Maxwell Natural Area
Trailhead: 40.55610, -105.13963
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 93°F / low 59° · precip 5% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Dixon Reservoir Beach.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Foothills Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Maxwell Access Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach College Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Foothills Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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