Georgetown Reservoir–Chicago Lakes Trail, 4 sights
1.3 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 30 min
Georgetown Reservoir–Chicago Lakes Trail, 4 sights is a 1.3-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Georgetown, CO. The route reaches Georgetown Reservoir at the turnaround, 0.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Georgetown Reservoir–Chicago Lakes Trail, 4 sights
1.3 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 30 min
Elevation 9,278–9,443 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: 39.68349, -105.70200
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 74°F / low 50° · precip 13% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Railbed, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Clear Lake, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Highline, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Railbed, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left onto Chicago Lakes Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftPass Georgetown Reservoir.
- 200 ftBear right onto Sporting Times, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Clear Lake, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Railbed, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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