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Bear Creek Lake Park

Cowen Trail–Mount Carbon Loop, 4 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 303 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Cowen Trail–Mount Carbon Loop, 4 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Bear Creek Lake Park near Spring Hill, CO. It climbs 303 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,584 – 5,801 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Park Trail 39.65805, -105.16368
Nearest town Spring Hill, CO
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Cowen Trail–Mount Carbon Loop, 4 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 303 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 5,586–5,801 ft

Out & Back · Bear Creek Lake Park

Trailhead: North Park Trail · 39.65805, -105.16368

Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 91°F / low 62° · precip 6% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on North Park Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Mount Carbon Loop, heading SE.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Owl Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miBear right onto Fitness Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto Mount Carbon Loop, heading E.
  8. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  11. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cowen Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left onto C-470 & Bear Creek Trail, heading SW.
  15. 350 ftBear right onto C-470 Trail, heading S.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto Bear Creek Trail, heading S.
  17. 150 ftReach North Park Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 200 ftBear right onto C-470 Trail, heading S.
  19. 50 ftBear left onto C-470 & Bear Creek Trail, heading S.
  20. 350 ftTurn right onto Cowen Trail, heading W.
  21. 0.4 miSharp left onto Mount Carbon Loop, heading N.
  22. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  23. 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
  24. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  25. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  26. 250 ftTurn right onto Fitness Trail, heading NE.
  27. 0.1 miBear left onto Owl Trail, heading NE.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right onto Connector Trail, heading NW.
  29. 50 ftTurn right onto Mount Carbon Loop, heading NW.
  30. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  31. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  32. 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Park Trail, heading NE.
  33. 0.6 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-4-sights

Trail surface

92% dirt5% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 91°F62°
Precip6%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity27%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 91°65°
Sun 89°61° 25%
Mon 90°74° 38%
Tue 88°66° 39%
Wed 86°64° 40%
Thu 90°66° 27%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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