Kendall Reservoir (W) & Kendall Reservoir (E) via Stone House Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Kendall Reservoir (W) & Kendall Reservoir (E) via Stone House Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Bear Valley Open Space near Carmody Estates, CO. The route passes Kendall Reservoir (W) before reaching Kendall Reservoir (E) at the turnaround, 2.2 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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Kendall Reservoir (W) & Kendall Reservoir (E) via Stone House Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 5,446–5,562 ft
Out & Back · Bear Valley Open Space
Trailhead: Morrison Road Trail · 39.66551, -105.11779
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Transit-accessible: Kipling Pkwy at Morrison Rd (S-bound) stop 385 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Morrison Road Trail, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Stone House Spur Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Stone House Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Mt. Carbon Loop, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mt. Carbon Paved Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Mount Carbon Access Tr, heading W.
- 0.9 miPass Kendall Reservoir (W).
- 150 ftPass Kendall Reservoir (E).
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 450 ftReach Kendall Reservoir (W), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Mt. Carbon Paved Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Mt. Carbon Loop, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Stone House Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Stone House Spur Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Morrison Road Trail, heading E.
- 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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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Kipling Pkwy at Morrison Rd (S-bound) stop 385 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Morrison Road Trail Trailhead
- Bear Creek Trail & Stone House Trail Loop 2.4 mi · ▲ 68 ft
- Carmody Pond via Kipling Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 194 ft
- Bear Creek Lake & Bear Creek Trail via Mount Carbon Loop 4.7 mi · ▲ 355 ft
- Smith Reservoir & Kenderick Reservoir via Smith Reservoir Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 221 ft
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