Johnstown Reservoir
1.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 40 min
Johnstown Reservoir is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Elwell, CO. The route reaches Johnstown Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Johnstown Reservoir
1.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 40 min
Elevation 4,957–4,985 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.33565, -104.95118
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 55° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Johnstown Reservoir.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftReach Johnstown Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:08 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:29 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:56 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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