Croke Reservoir–Webster Lake, 3 lakes
5.9 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 2 hr
Croke Reservoir–Webster Lake, 3 lakes is a 5.9-mile out-and-back near Westview, CO. The route passes Webster Lake before reaching Croke Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Croke Reservoir–Webster Lake, 3 lakes
5.9 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 2 hr
Elevation 5,343–5,427 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.91419, -104.99917
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 94°F / low 61° · precip 15% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: Huron Street & West 119th Avenue stop 334 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left onto Farmers High Line Canal Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Webster Lake.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 400 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Croke Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Farmers Highline Canal Trail / E 120th St Spur, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear left onto Farmers High Line Canal Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM — 0 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Huron Street & West 119th Avenue stop 334 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Farmers High Line Canal Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Webster Lake via Farmers High Line Canal Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Farmers High Line Canal Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Farmers High Line Canal Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Northglenn Terminal Reservoir–Webster Lake, 3 lakes 6.5 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Lower Church Lake–Webster Lake, 6 sights 16.1 mi · ▲ 245 ft
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