AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Margaret W. Carpenter Park & Open Space

Croke Reservoir & Grange Hall Greenway

8.4 mi · ▲ 250 ft · 2 hr 56 min

Croke Reservoir & Grange Hall Greenway is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Margaret W. Carpenter Park & Open Space near Quimby, CO. The route reaches Croke Reservoir at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 250 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,161 – 5,427 ft9.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.89227, -104.94288
Nearest town Quimby, CO
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Croke Reservoir & Grange Hall Greenway

8.4 mi · ▲ 250 ft · 2 hr 56 min

Elevation 5,161–5,427 ft

Out & Back · Margaret W. Carpenter Park & Open Space

Trailhead: 39.89227, -104.94288

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 94°F / low 58° · precip 6% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto Thornton Ball Park Fields Parking Lot Road, heading NW.
  4. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miSharp left onto Grange Hall Creek Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right onto Grange Hall Greenway, heading SW.
  11. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Greenway, heading W.
  12. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Grange Hall Greenway, heading W.
  14. 0.7 miContinue straight onto I-25 Greenway, heading W.
  15. 0.5 miSharp left onto Farmers High Line Canal Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  19. 50 ftReach Croke Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  22. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 0.5 miSharp right onto I-25 Greenway, heading SE.
  24. 1.2 miBear right, heading S.
  25. 50 ftTurn right onto Greenway, heading S.
  26. 100 ftContinue straight onto Grange Hall Greenway, heading S.
  27. 0.7 miTurn left onto Grange Hall Creek Trail, heading E.
  28. 1.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  29. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  31. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  33. 200 ftContinue straight onto Thornton Ball Park Fields Parking Lot Road, heading E.
  34. 200 ftBear right, heading NE.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  36. 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/croke-reservoir-croke-reservoir-out-back-4-sights-14-km

Trail surface

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 94°F58°
Feels like83°Precip6%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 92°62°
Sun 93°63° 24%
Mon 91°76° 33%
Tue 89°71° 22%
Wed 88°67° 26%
Thu 93°69° 26%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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