Fairview Reservoir Number 2–Bauernhof Trail, 3 sights is a 15.6-mile out-and-back in Hildebrand Ranch Park near Archer, CO. The route reaches Fairview Reservoir Number 2. It climbs 2,717 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,565 – 7,133 ft · steepest grade: 16%15.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.53829, -105.10528
Nearest town Archer, CO
Directions
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Fairview Reservoir Number 2–Bauernhof Trail, 3 sights
15.6 mi · ▲ 2,717 ft · 6 hr 34 min
Elevation 5,566–7,132 ft
Out & Back · Hildebrand Ranch Park
Trailhead: 39.53829, -105.10528
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 91°F / low 65° · precip 8% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Fairview Reservoir Number 2.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Bauernhof Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Two Brands Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Black Bear Trail, heading NW.
- 3.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 2.7 miSharp left onto Plymouth Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Fairview Reservoir Number 2, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Black Bear Trail, heading N.
- 6.1 miSharp right onto Two Brands Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Bauernhof Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 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% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 91°F65°
Precip8%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity32%
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun
88°61°
22%
Mon
89°68°
41%
Tue
88°63°
44%
Wed
89°62°
44%
Thu
89°64°
26%
Fri
88°62°
16%
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
More from this trailhead
- Bauernhof Trail & Black Bear Trail 2 mi · ▲ 223 ft
- Fairview Reservoir Number 2 via Bauernhof Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Fairview Reservoir Number 2–Bauernhof Trail, 3 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 252 ft
- Fairview Reservoir Number 2–Bauernhof Trail, 3 sights 15.3 mi · ▲ 2,521 ft
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