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Maxwell Natural Area

Tiger Rock–Mental Block, 11 sights

8.9 mi · ▲ 819 ft · 3 hr 23 min

Tiger Rock–Mental Block, 11 sights is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Maxwell Natural Area near Drakes, CO. The route passes Dixon Reservoir, Dixon Reservoir Beach, Tiger Rock and 2 more before reaching Horsetooth Reservoir at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. It climbs 819 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,056 – 5,656 ft · steepest grade: 17%10.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.55236, -105.10762
Nearest town Drakes, CO
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Tiger Rock–Mental Block, 11 sights

8.9 mi · ▲ 819 ft · 3 hr 23 min

Elevation 5,055–5,657 ft

Out & Back · Maxwell Natural Area

Trailhead: 40.55236, -105.10762

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 95°F / low 61° · precip 11% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: Drake & Constitution stop 131 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Spring Creek Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miBear left onto Neighborhood Access Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miPass Dixon Reservoir.
  10. 200 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  11. 250 ftTurn right onto Reservoir Loop Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.8 miPass Dixon Reservoir Beach.
  13. 0.1 miSharp right onto Foothills Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Foothills Trail (Maxwell Loop), heading N.
  17. 0.8 miSharp right onto Foothills Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftPass Mental Block.
  20. 50 ftPass Penny Boulder.
  21. 50 ftPass Horsetooth Reservoir.
  22. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  23. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  24. 300 ftReach Tiger Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  26. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  27. 0.1 miSharp left onto Foothills Trail (Maxwell Loop), heading S.
  28. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Foothills Trail, heading SE.
  29. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  30. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  31. 0.1 miSharp left onto Reservoir Loop Trail, heading E.
  32. 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  33. 300 ftSharp right onto Neighborhood Access Trail, heading S.
  34. 0.1 miBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading S.
  35. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  36. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  37. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  38. 50 ftBear right onto Spring Creek Trail, heading S.
  39. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  40. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  41. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  42. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  43. 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/dixon-reservoir-dixon-reservoir-beach-out-back-5-sights-11-km

Trail surface

78% dirt21% paved1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 95°F61°
Precip11%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity44%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sun 90°63° 16%
Mon 87°63° 17%
Tue 88°71° 17%
Wed 85°65°
Thu 90°66°
Fri 93°69°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Drake & Constitution stop 131 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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