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Arapaho National Forest

Georgetown Reservoir–Highline, 3 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 1,800 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Georgetown Reservoir–Highline, 3 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Georgetown, CO. The route reaches Georgetown Reservoir. It climbs 1,800 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 mi9,229 – 11,008 ft · steepest grade: 31%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sporting Times 39.68788, -105.69921
Nearest town Georgetown, CO
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Georgetown Reservoir–Highline, 3 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 1,800 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Elevation 9,229–11,008 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

  1. Start on Sporting Times, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miPass Georgetown Reservoir.
  3. 0.6 miBear left onto Highline, heading NE.
  4. 450 ftContinue straight onto Powerline, heading NE.
  5. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Griffith, heading NE.
  6. 250 ftReach Georgetown Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 250 ftContinue straight onto Powerline, heading N.
  8. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Highline, heading SW.
  9. 450 ftBear right onto Sporting Times, heading SW.
  10. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miArrive 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/georgetown-reservoir-georgetown-reservoir-out-back-4-sights-7-km

Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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