Dillon Reservoir–Sweet Beach Cove, 5 sights is a 15.7-mile out-and-back near Breckenridge, CO. The route passes Dillon Reservoir before reaching Sweet Beach Cove at the turnaround, 7.8 miles in. It climbs 962 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Dillon Reservoir–Sweet Beach Cove, 5 sights
15.7 mi · ▲ 962 ft · 5 hr 43 min
Elevation 9,025–9,558 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Blue River Rec Path · 39.48452, -106.04702
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: Breckenridge Heritage stop 130 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Blue River Rec Path, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 200 ftBear right, heading N.
- 300 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Summit County Recreational Pathway, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 2.3 miContinue straight onto Upper Blue Recpath, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Summit County Recreational Pathway, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Dillon Reservoir Recpath, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Dickey Trail Connector, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Perimeter Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear left onto Buzz Saw, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Crown Point Road, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Jody's Loop, heading SW.
- 450 ftPass Dillon Reservoir.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Sky Pilot, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Treasure Vault, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Switchback, heading NW.
- 100 ftPass Sweet Beach Cove.
- 200 ftBear right onto Sky Pilot, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Perimeter, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right onto Lakeshore Perimeter Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Olympian's Link, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lakeshore Perimeter Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Olympian's Link, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lakeshore Perimeter Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Olympian's Link, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Dillon Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Lakeshore Perimeter Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Olympian's Link, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lakeshore Perimeter Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Olympian's Link, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lakeshore Perimeter Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Perimeter, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Sky Pilot, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left onto Switchback, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Treasure Vault, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Sky Pilot, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Jody's Loop, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Crown Point Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Buzz Saw, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Perimeter Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Dickey Trail Connector, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Dillon Reservoir Recpath, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Summit County Recreational Pathway, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Upper Blue Recpath, heading S.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Summit County Recreational Pathway, heading S.
- 2.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Blue River Rec Path, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Breckenridge Heritage stop 130 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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