Comanche Reservoir–Comanche Lake, 4 sights is a 9-mile out-and-back in Comanche Peak Wilderness near Glen Echo, CO. The route passes Comanche Reservoir before reaching Comanche Lake at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It climbs 1,204 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi9,351 – 9,981 ft · steepest grade: 17%9.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Beaver Creek Trail 40.57936, -105.61831
Nearest town Glen Echo, CO
Directions
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Comanche Reservoir–Comanche Lake, 4 sights
9 mi · ▲ 1,204 ft · 3 hr 36 min
Elevation 9,352–9,982 ft
Out & Back · Comanche Peak Wilderness
Trailhead: Beaver Creek Trail · 40.57936, -105.61831
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Beaver Creek Trail, heading N.
- 2 miPass Comanche Reservoir.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Comanche Lake Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miPass Comanche Lake.
- 50 ftReach Comanche Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Beaver Creek Trail, heading E.
- 3.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:32 PM
Good to know
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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