Elmwood Reservoir
3.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elmwood Reservoir is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Tabor, CO. The route reaches Elmwood Reservoir at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Elmwood Reservoir
3.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 5,114–5,200 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.03646, -105.08612
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 63° · precip 5% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Elmwood Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:07 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:27 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:55 PM.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
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