Georgetown Reservoir & Chicago Lakes Trail
1.5 mi · ▲ 811 ft · 54 min
Georgetown Reservoir & Chicago Lakes Trail is a 1.5-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Georgetown, CO. The route reaches Georgetown Reservoir. It climbs 811 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi9,266 – 10,112 ft · steepest grade: 31%1.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Sporting Times 39.68788, -105.69921
Nearest town Georgetown, CO
Directions
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Georgetown Reservoir & Chicago Lakes Trail
1.5 mi · ▲ 811 ft · 54 min
Elevation 9,265–10,112 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: Sporting Times · 39.68788, -105.69921
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Sporting Times, heading N.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Clear Lake, heading SE.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 100 ftPass Georgetown Reservoir.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Chicago Lakes Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach Georgetown Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Clear Lake, heading W.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Sporting Times, heading S.
- 150 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
96% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:31 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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