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Great Lawn Park

Kelly Reservoir via Westerly Creek Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 47 min

Kelly Reservoir via Westerly Creek Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Great Lawn Park near Sunnyvale, CO. The route reaches Kelly Reservoir at the turnaround, 1.1 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.

Elevation

0 mi5,351 – 5,401 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.71768, -104.90014
Nearest town Sunnyvale, CO
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Kelly Reservoir via Westerly Creek Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 47 min

Elevation 5,351–5,402 ft

Out & Back · Great Lawn Park

Trailhead: 39.71768, -104.90014

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 60° · precip 11% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: East Lowry Boulevard & Rosemary Street stop 54 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  8. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left onto Westerly Creek Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  16. 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  18. 100 ftReach Kelly Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  20. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 500 ftBear left, heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  23. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  24. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  25. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  26. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  27. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  28. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  29. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  30. 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  32. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  33. 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/kelly-reservoir-kelly-reservoir-out-back-4-km-a164

Trail surface

87% paved2% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F60°
Feels like81°Precip11%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 92°64°
Sun 92°63° 27%
Mon 90°73° 27%
Tue 88°68° 27%
Wed 88°66° 32%
Thu 92°66° 32%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: East Lowry Boulevard & Rosemary Street stop 54 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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