Ken Caryl Reservoir & Hogback Trail
6 mi · ▲ 633 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Ken Caryl Reservoir & Hogback Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back near The Valley, CO. The route reaches Ken Caryl Reservoir. It climbs 633 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,919 – 6,273 ft6.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.57658, -105.15165
Nearest town The Valley, CO
Directions
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Ken Caryl Reservoir & Hogback Trail
6 mi · ▲ 633 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Elevation 5,919–6,273 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.57658, -105.15165
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: Valley Rd & White Oak Dr stop 749 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Ken Caryl Reservoir.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Mastadon Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Pasture Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Hogback Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Lyons Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Kiln Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Hogback Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Lyons Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Ken Caryl Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Hogback Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Kiln Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Lyons Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Hogback Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Pasture Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Mastadon Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, 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.
Trail surface
94% dirt6% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:29 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Valley Rd & White Oak Dr stop 749 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Silver Cliff–Ken Caryl Reservoir, 3 summits 6.9 mi · ▲ 1,286 ft
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