Downing Reservoir–Alameda Multi-Use Path, 3 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Downing Reservoir–Alameda Multi-Use Path, 3 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Edgemont, CO. The route reaches Downing Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Downing Reservoir–Alameda Multi-Use Path, 3 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 5,508–5,598 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: W Line · 39.73770, -105.11894
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 94°F / low 62° · precip 8% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: Oak Gate D stop 71 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on W Line, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Kipling Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miPass Downing Reservoir.
- 1.2 miReach Downing Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miTurn left onto W Line, heading N.
- 0.3 miArrive 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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- Transit-accessible: Oak Gate D stop 71 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- W Line 2 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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