Horsetooth Reservoir & Lodgepole Drive via East Valley Trail
1 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 22 min
Horsetooth Reservoir & Lodgepole Drive via East Valley Trail is a 1-mile out-and-back in Lory State Park near Bellvue, CO. The route reaches Horsetooth Reservoir at the turnaround, 0.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Horsetooth Reservoir & Lodgepole Drive via East Valley Trail
1 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 22 min
Elevation 5,432–5,522 ft
Out & Back · Lory State Park
Trailhead: Lodgepole Drive · 40.58861, -105.18323
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 91°F / low 61° · precip 3% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on East Valley Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Lodgepole Drive, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left onto East Valley Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftReach Horsetooth Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Lodgepole Drive, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left onto East Valley Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- West Valley Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 57 ft
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- Timber Trail & Well Gulch Trail Loop 4 mi · ▲ 560 ft
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