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Lory State Park

Horsetooth Reservoir–Nomad Trail, 6 sights

10.2 mi · ▲ 452 ft · 3 hr 38 min

Horsetooth Reservoir–Nomad Trail, 6 sights is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Lory State Park near Bellvue, CO. The route reaches Horsetooth Reservoir at the turnaround, 5 miles in. It climbs 452 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi5,433 – 5,650 ft10.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lodgepole Drive 40.58861, -105.18323
Nearest town Bellvue, CO
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Horsetooth Reservoir–Nomad Trail, 6 sights

10.2 mi · ▲ 452 ft · 3 hr 38 min

Elevation 5,434–5,650 ft

Out & Back · Lory State Park

Trailhead: Lodgepole Drive · 40.58861, -105.18323

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on East Valley Trail, heading S.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  3. 200 ftSharp left onto West Valley Trail, heading E.
  4. 1.1 miTurn left onto Well Gulch Nature Trail, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto West Valley Trail, heading SE.
  6. 1.1 miSharp left onto Aurthurs Rock / West Valley Trail, heading S.
  7. 250 ftTurn right onto South Valley Loop, heading SE.
  8. 1.2 miBear right onto Nomad Trail, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Shoreline Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miBear right onto Nomad Trail, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Shoreline Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Swan Johnson Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Nomad Trail, heading S.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Swan Johnson Trail, heading S.
  15. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  17. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto Inlet Bay Trail, heading S.
  19. 400 ftReach Horsetooth Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftTurn right onto Swan Johnson Trail, heading SE.
  24. 200 ftContinue straight onto Nomad Trail, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Swan Johnson Trail, heading S.
  26. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Shoreline Trail, heading N.
  27. 0.8 miTurn right onto Nomad Trail, heading N.
  28. 50 ftBear left onto Shoreline Trail, heading NE.
  29. 0.3 miBear right onto Nomad Trail, heading N.
  30. 50 ftBear left onto South Valley Loop, heading N.
  31. 1.2 miTurn left onto Aurthurs Rock / West Valley Trail, heading SE.
  32. 250 ftSharp right onto West Valley Trail, heading N.
  33. 1.1 miTurn left onto Well Gulch Nature Trail, heading N.
  34. 50 ftTurn right onto West Valley Trail, heading N.
  35. 1.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  36. 200 ftSharp left onto East Valley Trail, heading N.
  37. 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-nomad-trail-out-back-6-sights

Trail surface

90% dirt10% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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