Ken Caryl Reservoir & Mastadon Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 42 min
Ken Caryl Reservoir & Mastadon Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near The Valley, CO. The route reaches Ken Caryl Reservoir at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ken Caryl Reservoir & Mastadon Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 42 min
Elevation 5,910–6,073 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.57792, -105.16563
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 88°F / low 66° · precip 4% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Transit-accessible: Valley Pkwy & Buckthorn Dr (2) stop 196 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Pasture Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Pasture & Mastadon Trails, heading SE.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Mastadon Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miPass Ken Caryl Reservoir.
- 0.2 miReach Ken Caryl Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Pasture & Mastadon Trails, heading NE.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Pasture Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 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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- Transit-accessible: Valley Pkwy & Buckthorn Dr (2) stop 196 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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