Dixon Reservoir Beach–Ridge Trail, 3 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back in Pineridge Natural Area near Horsetooth Heights, CO. The route reaches Dixon Reservoir Beach at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 114 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,141 – 5,256 ft3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Pineridge Access 40.53104, -105.13598
Nearest town Horsetooth Heights, CO
Directions
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Dixon Reservoir Beach–Ridge Trail, 3 sights
3 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 5,141–5,257 ft
Out & Back · Pineridge Natural Area
Trailhead: Pineridge Access · 40.53104, -105.13598
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 92°F / low 59° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
- Start on Pineridge Access, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right onto South Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Foothills Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Neighborhood Access Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Dixon Reservoir Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Neighborhood Access Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Foothills Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Valley Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto South Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Pineridge Access, heading S.
- 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 surface
99% dirt1% paved
Weather
OvercastTemperature 92°F59°
Feels like79°Precip4%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat
92°68°
Sun
94°65°
26%
Mon
92°70°
26%
Tue
88°63°
16%
Wed
89°61°
26%
Thu
96°62°
26%
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- South Loop Trail 2 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Fossil Creek Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Fossil Creek Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- South Loop Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- South Loop Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Dixon Reservoir–Dixon Reservoir Beach, 5 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 322 ft
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