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Lory State Park

Horsetooth Reservoir–South Valley Loop, 3 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 348 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Horsetooth Reservoir–South Valley Loop, 3 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Lory State Park near Bellvue, CO. The route reaches Horsetooth Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 348 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi5,430 – 5,650 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lodgepole Drive 40.57847, -105.17854
Nearest town Bellvue, CO
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Horsetooth Reservoir–South Valley Loop, 3 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 348 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 5,430–5,650 ft

Out & Back · Lory State Park

Trailhead: Lodgepole Drive · 40.57847, -105.17854

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 91°F / low 63° · precip 3% · wind 10 mph · 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 SW.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto West Valley Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Well Gulch Nature Trail, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto West Valley Trail, heading S.
  5. 1.1 miSharp left onto Aurthurs Rock / West Valley Trail, heading E.
  6. 400 ftContinue straight onto Lodgepole Drive, heading NE.
  7. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  8. 250 ftTurn right onto South Valley Loop, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Hucka Yucca, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto South Valley Loop, heading SE.
  11. 0.8 miReach Horsetooth Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Hucka Yucca, heading NW.
  13. 100 ftContinue straight onto South Valley Loop, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 250 ftBear right onto Lodgepole Drive, heading NW.
  16. 100 ftContinue straight onto Aurthurs Rock / West Valley Trail, heading NW.
  17. 400 ftSharp right onto West Valley Trail, heading SW.
  18. 1.1 miTurn left onto Well Gulch Nature Trail, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn right onto West Valley Trail, heading NE.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Well Gulch Nature Trail, heading NE.
  21. 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-south-valley-loop-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

92% dirt2% gravel1% rock5% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 91°F63°
Feels like82°Precip3%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity16%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat 91°69°
Sun 91°65° 21%
Mon 89°68° 23%
Tue 86°61° 16%
Wed 86°58° 25%
Thu 92°63° 27%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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