AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Coot Lake & IBM Connector Trail

2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 41 min

Coot Lake & IBM Connector Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back near Gunbarrel, CO. The route reaches Coot Lake at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,128 – 5,191 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.07648, -105.19278
Nearest town Gunbarrel, CO
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Coot Lake & IBM Connector Trail

2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 41 min

Elevation 5,130–5,190 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.07648, -105.19278

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 93°F / low 57° · precip 6% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: Lookout Rd & Idylwild Trail stop 403 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 200 ftTurn right onto Longmont-to-Boulder (LOBO) Regional Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto IBM Connector Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 250 ftReach Coot Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.8 miTurn left onto Longmont-to-Boulder (LOBO) Regional Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 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/coot-lake-ibm-connector-trail-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

90% gravel7% paved3% dirt

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 93°F57°
Feels like83°Precip6%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity15%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 93°66°
Sun 94°63° 26%
Mon 90°68° 33%
Tue 89°64° 21%
Wed 87°59° 24%
Thu 94°62° 27%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Lookout Rd & Idylwild Trail stop 403 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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