Gross Reservoir via Winiger Ridge Road
3.5 mi · ▲ 637 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Gross Reservoir via Winiger Ridge Road is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Lake Shore Park, CO. The route reaches Gross Reservoir at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 637 ft. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi7,376 – 7,838 ft3.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Winiger Ridge Road 39.95552, -105.39395
Nearest town Lake Shore Park, CO
Directions
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Gross Reservoir via Winiger Ridge Road
3.5 mi · ▲ 637 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 7,374–7,838 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Winiger Ridge Road · 39.95552, -105.39395
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 80°F / low 60° · precip 8% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Winiger Ridge Road, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Winiger Spur Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Winiger Ridge Road, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Winiger Spur Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Winiger Ridge Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Winiger Spur Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Gross Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Winiger Ridge Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Winiger Spur Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Winiger Ridge Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Winiger Spur Road, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Winiger Ridge Road, heading W.
- 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
100% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F60°
Precip8%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity38%
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sun
77°53°
30%
Mon
81°58°
39%
Tue
77°54°
32%
Wed
81°54°
37%
Thu
83°57°
32%
Fri
82°54°
26%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Winiger Ridge Road Trailhead
- Winiger Ridge Road 3.2 mi · ▲ 580 ft
- Cumberland Gap Road & Winiger Ridge Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 618 ft
- South Winiger via Gross Reservoir Road 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,402 ft
- Gross Reservoir–Twin Sisters Peak Trail, 3 sights 9.9 mi · ▲ 2,070 ft
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