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Lory State Park

Horsetooth Reservoir–Lodgepole Drive, 3 sights

2.3 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 49 min

Horsetooth Reservoir–Lodgepole Drive, 3 sights is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Lory State Park near Bellvue, CO. The route reaches Horsetooth Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 115 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,440 – 5,548 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Well Gulch Nature Trail 40.57593, -105.17788
Nearest town Bellvue, CO
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Horsetooth Reservoir–Lodgepole Drive, 3 sights

2.3 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 49 min

Elevation 5,439–5,550 ft

Out & Back · Lory State Park

Trailhead: Well Gulch Nature Trail · 40.57593, -105.17788

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Well Gulch Nature Trail, heading W.
  2. 300 ftTurn right onto West Valley Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Well Gulch Nature Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 400 ftContinue straight onto East Valley Trail, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftPass Horsetooth Reservoir.
  7. 0.6 miBear right onto Lodgepole Drive, heading W.
  8. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftSharp left onto West Valley Trail, heading W.
  10. 1.1 miTurn left onto Well Gulch Nature Trail, heading E.
  11. 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/horsetooth-reservoir-lodgepole-drive-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

93% dirt3% gravel4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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