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Bear Creek Lake Park

Cowen Trail–Mount Carbon Loop, 3 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Cowen Trail–Mount Carbon Loop, 3 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Bear Creek Lake Park near Spring Hill, CO. It is mostly level, with 166 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,584 – 5,725 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.64217, -105.15911
Nearest town Spring Hill, CO
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Cowen Trail–Mount Carbon Loop, 3 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 5,586–5,726 ft

Out & Back · Bear Creek Lake Park

Trailhead: 39.64217, -105.15911

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 91°F / low 62° · precip 8% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cowen Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miSharp left onto Mount Carbon Loop, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  7. 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
  8. 250 ftTurn right onto Fitness Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miBear left onto Owl Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Connector Trail, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Mount Carbon Loop, heading W.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miBear left onto North Park Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  16. 0.6 miTurn left onto Morrison Road Sidepath, heading SW.
  17. 0.3 miReach Cowen Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 0.6 miSharp right onto North Park Trail, heading NE.
  20. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  21. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto Mount Carbon Loop, heading SE.
  23. 0.5 miTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading W.
  24. 50 ftTurn left onto Owl Trail, heading SW.
  25. 0.2 miBear right onto Fitness Trail, heading N.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left onto Mount Carbon Loop, heading W.
  27. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  28. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  30. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  31. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  32. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cowen Trail, heading E.
  33. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cowen-trail-mount-carbon-loop-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

83% dirt10% paved7% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 91°F62°
Feels like84°Precip8%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity18%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 91°66°
Sun 91°64°
Mon 90°74° 36%
Tue 88°67° 32%
Wed 86°65° 38%
Thu 90°66° 34%

Good to know

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