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Riverdale Regional Park

Hazeltine Reservoir–Spratt Lake, 4 lakes

13.1 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 4 hr 24 min

Hazeltine Reservoir–Spratt Lake, 4 lakes is a 13.1-mile out-and-back in Riverdale Regional Park near Quimby, CO. The route passes Spratt Lake, Hazeltine Reservoir and Mann-Nyholt Lake before reaching Mann-Nyholt Lake at the turnaround, 6.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 79 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,000 – 5,086 ft14.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.86323, -104.93383
Nearest town Quimby, CO
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Directions

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Hazeltine Reservoir–Spratt Lake, 4 lakes

13.1 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 4 hr 24 min

Elevation 5,000–5,087 ft

Out & Back · Riverdale Regional Park

Trailhead: 39.86323, -104.93383

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 95°F / low 61° · precip 4% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  3. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  4. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  7. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 300 ftBear left, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 400 ftBear right onto Grange Hall Creek Trail, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto South Platte River Trail, heading NE.
  13. 450 ftPass Spratt Lake.
  14. 250 ftContinue straight onto South Platte Fishing Facility Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto South Platte River Trail, heading NE.
  16. 3.4 miPass Hazeltine Reservoir.
  17. 0.2 miSharp right onto South Platte River Trail alternate, heading NE.
  18. 0.4 miBear right onto South Platte River Trail, heading N.
  19. 1 miPass Mann-Nyholt Lake.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left onto South Platte River Trail Connector, heading NE.
  21. 150 ftBear left onto South Platte River Trail, heading NE.
  22. 200 ftPass Mann-Nyholt Lake.
  23. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  25. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  26. 400 ftReach Hazeltine Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  27. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  28. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  29. 0.2 miBear right onto South Platte River Trail Connector, heading NW.
  30. 150 ftTurn right onto South Platte River Trail, heading N.
  31. 1.1 miBear left onto South Platte River Trail alternate, heading W.
  32. 0.4 miSharp left onto South Platte River Trail, heading W.
  33. 3.6 miContinue straight onto South Platte Fishing Facility Trail, heading SW.
  34. 0.2 miContinue straight onto South Platte River Trail, heading SW.
  35. 0.1 miTurn right onto Grange Hall Creek Trail, heading SW.
  36. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  37. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  38. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  39. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  40. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  41. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  42. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  43. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  44. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  45. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  46. 50 ftArrive 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/hazeltine-reservoir-spratt-lake-out-back-5-lakes-21-km-1118

Trail surface

77% paved16% dirt3% gravel1% boardwalk3% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 95°F61°
Precip4%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity35%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 94°61°
Mon 88°62° 37%
Tue 89°65° 21%
Wed 88°62° 16%
Thu 93°65° 16%
Fri 90°65°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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