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Bear Creek Lake Park

Cowen Trail & Owl Trail via Mount Carbon Loop

4.7 mi · ▲ 188 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Cowen Trail & Owl Trail via Mount Carbon Loop is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Bear Creek Lake Park near Morrison, CO. It is mostly level, with 188 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,604 – 5,771 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bear Creek Trail 39.65418, -105.19250
Nearest town Morrison, CO
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Cowen Trail & Owl Trail via Mount Carbon Loop

4.7 mi · ▲ 188 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 5,605–5,773 ft

Out & Back · Bear Creek Lake Park

Trailhead: Bear Creek Trail · 39.65418, -105.19250

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 91°F / low 65° · precip 9% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bear Creek Trail, heading SE.
  3. 300 ftBear left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto C-470 & Bear Creek Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miBear right onto C-470 Trail, heading E.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Owl Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  10. 150 ftContinue straight onto Mt. Carbon Loop, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mount Carbon Loop, heading SE.
  12. 150 ftContinue straight onto Owl Trail, heading S.
  13. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right onto Mount Carbon Loop, heading E.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Owl Trail, heading E.
  16. 150 ftContinue straight onto Mount Carbon Loop, heading E.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  20. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  21. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cowen Trail, heading E.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left onto C-470 & Bear Creek Trail, heading S.
  24. 400 ftReach Owl Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 400 ftTurn right onto Cowen Trail, heading SW.
  26. 0.4 miSharp left onto Mount Carbon Loop, heading S.
  27. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  28. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  29. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  30. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  31. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Owl Trail, heading NW.
  32. 150 ftBear right onto Mount Carbon Loop, heading W.
  33. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  34. 0.1 miBear right onto Owl Trail, heading NW.
  35. 100 ftContinue straight onto Mount Carbon Loop, heading W.
  36. 150 ftContinue straight onto Mt. Carbon Loop, heading W.
  37. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  38. 100 ftBear left onto Owl Trail, heading W.
  39. 0.2 miContinue straight onto C-470 Trail, heading W.
  40. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  41. 450 ftContinue straight onto C-470 & Bear Creek Trail, heading W.
  42. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bear Creek Trail, heading W.
  43. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  44. 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/cowen-trail-owl-trail-out-back

Trail surface

59% dirt25% paved3% gravel13% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 91°F65°
Feels like83°Precip9%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity17%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 90°68°
Sun 90°64° 16%
Mon 90°74° 38%
Tue 88°66° 34%
Wed 86°64° 39%
Thu 90°66° 36%

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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