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Addenbrooke Park

Downing Reservoir–Alameda Avenue Multi-Use Path, 3 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Downing Reservoir–Alameda Avenue Multi-Use Path, 3 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Addenbrooke Park near Lakewood, CO. The route reaches Downing Reservoir at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 79 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,545 – 5,620 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.70467, -105.10562
Nearest town Lakewood, CO
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Downing Reservoir–Alameda Avenue Multi-Use Path, 3 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 5,546–5,620 ft

Out & Back · Addenbrooke Park

Trailhead: 39.70467, -105.10562

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 61° · precip 9% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: S Kipling St & W Exposition Dr stop 326 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto West Exposition Drive, heading W.
  4. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 300 ftContinue straight onto Alameda Avenue Multi-Use Path, heading N.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Alameda Multi-Use Path, heading E.
  10. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Kipling Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 200 ftReach Downing Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Alameda Avenue Multi-Use Path, heading E.
  15. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  17. 250 ftTurn left onto West Exposition Drive, heading S.
  18. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  19. 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/downing-reservoir-downing-reservoir-out-back-4-sights-6-km

Trail surface

70% paved3% dirt27% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F61°
Feels like83°Precip9%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 91°66°
Sun 91°65° 15%
Mon 90°75° 33%
Tue 88°67° 28%
Wed 87°65° 34%
Thu 91°67° 31%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: S Kipling St & W Exposition Dr stop 326 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Lakewood, Colorado