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Rim Rock Open Space

Horsetooth Reservoir & Bay to Bay

3.4 mi · ▲ 124 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Horsetooth Reservoir & Bay to Bay is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Rim Rock Open Space near Horsetooth Heights, CO. The route reaches Horsetooth Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 124 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,430 – 5,512 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bay to Bay 40.51655, -105.15522
Nearest town Horsetooth Heights, CO
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Horsetooth Reservoir & Bay to Bay

3.4 mi · ▲ 124 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 5,430–5,511 ft

Out & Back · Rim Rock Open Space

Trailhead: Bay to Bay · 40.51655, -105.15522

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 91°F / low 62° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bay to Bay, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Horsetooth Reservoir.
  3. 1.7 miReach Horsetooth Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.7 miArrive 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/horsetooth-reservoir-bay-to-bay-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 91°F62°
Precip4%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat 92°69°
Sun 89°62° 24%
Mon 92°69° 24%
Tue 87°62° 16%
Wed 88°60° 26%
Thu 95°62° 27%

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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