Kelly Reservoir via Westerly Creek Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 43 min
Kelly Reservoir via Westerly Creek Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Kelly Open Space near Sunnyvale, CO. The route passes Kelly Reservoir before reaching Kelly Reservoir at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Kelly Reservoir via Westerly Creek Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 43 min
Elevation 5,350–5,392 ft
Out & Back · Kelly Open Space
Trailhead: 39.71924, -104.89194
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 92°F / low 61° · precip 8% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: East Lowry Boulevard & Uinta Way stop 181 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Westerly Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Kelly Reservoir.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Kelly Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 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 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: East Lowry Boulevard & Uinta Way stop 181 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lowry Dam Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Westerly Creek Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Westerly Creek Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Westerly Creek Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Westerly Creek Trail 3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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