Arapaho National Forest

Hankison Reservoir & Strawberry Creek Trail

14.5 mi · ▲ 2,622 ft · 6 hr 9 min

Hankison Reservoir & Strawberry Creek Trail is a 14.5-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Tabernash, CO. The route reaches Hankison Reservoir at the turnaround, 7.2 miles in. It climbs 2,622 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi8,521 – 10,092 ft · steepest grade: 25%14.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Strawberry Creek Trail 40.06313, -105.74727
Nearest town Tabernash, CO

Directions

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Hankison Reservoir & Strawberry Creek Trail

14.5 mi · ▲ 2,622 ft · 6 hr 9 min

Elevation 8,521–10,092 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Strawberry Creek Trail · 40.06313, -105.74727

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 71°F / low 43° · precip 14% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

  1. Start on Strawberry Creek Trail, heading NW.
  2. 4.6 miTurn left onto Caribou Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Strawberry West Trail, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Hankison Res. Road, heading SW.
  5. 2.4 miReach Hankison Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 2.4 miTurn right onto Strawberry West Trail, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Caribou Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Strawberry Creek Trail, heading N.
  9. 4.5 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

20% dirt80% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 71°F43°
Precip14%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity32%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°40°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat 69°49°
Sun 69°50° 26%
Mon 65°46° 21%
Tue 69°43° 20%
Wed 69°46° 35%
Thu 69°45° 32%

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