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South Platte Park

Cooley Lake–Eaglewatch Lake, 6 lakes

9.4 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 3 hr 10 min

Cooley Lake–Eaglewatch Lake, 6 lakes is a 9.4-mile out-and-back in South Platte Park near Wide Acres, CO. The route passes Blackrock Lake, Eaglewatch Lake, Eaglewatch Lake and 3 more. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,315 – 5,371 ft10.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.56690, -105.04133
Nearest town Wide Acres, CO
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Cooley Lake–Eaglewatch Lake, 6 lakes

9.4 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 3 hr 10 min

Elevation 5,314–5,372 ft

Out & Back · South Platte Park

Trailhead: 39.56690, -105.04133

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 92°F / low 64° · precip 4% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mary Carter Greenway Trail, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Blackrock Lake.
  3. 0.3 miPass Eaglewatch Lake.
  4. 0.2 miPass Eaglewatch Lake.
  5. 50 ftPass Redtail Lake.
  6. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Mineral Ave Trail, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Mary Carter Greenway Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miPass Cooley Lake.
  9. 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
  10. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.7 miPass Little's Creek.
  12. 450 ftSharp left, heading N.
  13. 0.7 miSharp left, heading S.
  14. 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
  15. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  17. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftReach Cooley Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  22. 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  25. 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
  26. 1.5 miSharp left, heading N.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  28. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  29. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  30. 0.8 miTurn right onto Mineral Ave Trail, heading S.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mary Carter Greenway Trail, heading S.
  32. 1.1 miArrive 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/cooley-lake-eaglewatch-lake-out-back-11-lakes

Trail surface

33% gravel21% paved12% dirt34% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 92°F64°
Precip4%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity39%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 91°61° 18%
Mon 91°67° 34%
Tue 88°62° 44%
Wed 91°62° 44%
Thu 89°62° 27%
Fri 89°61° 17%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Wide Acres, Colorado