Gross Reservoir & Forsythe Canyon Trail via Winiger Ridge Road

6.4 mi · ▲ 1,491 ft · 2 hr 53 min

Gross Reservoir & Forsythe Canyon Trail via Winiger Ridge Road is a 6.4-mile out-and-back near Lake Shore Park, CO. The route reaches Gross Reservoir. It climbs 1,491 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,333 – 7,874 ft · steepest grade: 35%6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Winiger Ridge Road 39.95025, -105.37222
Nearest town Lake Shore Park, CO

Directions

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Gross Reservoir & Forsythe Canyon Trail via Winiger Ridge Road

6.4 mi · ▲ 1,491 ft · 2 hr 53 min

Elevation 7,335–7,876 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Winiger Ridge Road · 39.95025, -105.37222

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 60° · precip 11% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Winiger Ridge Road, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right onto Winiger Spur Road, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Winiger Ridge Road, heading N.
  5. 1.1 miTurn right onto Forsythe Canyon Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.8 miPass Gross Reservoir.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Forsythe Spurs Road, heading N.
  8. 50 ftReach Gross Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Forsythe Canyon Trail, heading N.
  10. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Winiger Ridge Road, heading S.
  12. 0.9 miTurn right onto Winiger Spur Road, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Winiger Ridge Road, heading SE.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

42% dirt58% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F60°
Precip11%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat 82°64° 19%
Sun 78°57° 40%
Mon 80°59° 49%
Tue 77°55° 35%
Wed 76°54° 37%
Thu 83°58° 39%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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