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Kendall Reservoir (W)–Mount Carbon Loop, 3 sights

7.7 mi · ▲ 449 ft · 2 hr 47 min

Kendall Reservoir (W)–Mount Carbon Loop, 3 sights is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Bear Creek Lake Park near Carmody Estates, CO. The route reaches Kendall Reservoir (W). It climbs 449 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,502 – 5,725 ft8.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.65474, -105.11370
Nearest town Carmody Estates, CO
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Kendall Reservoir (W)–Mount Carbon Loop, 3 sights

7.7 mi · ▲ 449 ft · 2 hr 47 min

Elevation 5,503–5,726 ft

Out & Back · Bear Creek Lake Park

Trailhead: 39.65474, -105.11370

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Transit-accessible: S Kipling Pkwy & W Girton Dr stop 275 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Kendall Reservoir (W).
  3. 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mount Carbon Access Tr, heading SW.
  5. 0.8 miSharp right onto Mt. Carbon Paved Trail, heading N.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Mt. Carbon Loop, heading N.
  7. 50 ftSharp left onto Stone House Trail, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Mt. Carbon Paved Trail, heading N.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Mount Carbon Loop, heading N.
  10. 0.8 miBear left, heading NW.
  11. 0.7 miTurn right onto North Park Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  13. 0.6 miTurn left onto Morrison Road Sidepath, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miReach Kendall Reservoir (W), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.6 miContinue straight onto North Park Trail, heading NE.
  17. 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left onto Mount Carbon Loop, heading E.
  19. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Mt. Carbon Paved Trail, heading SE.
  21. 150 ftTurn left onto Stone House Trail, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftSharp right onto Mt. Carbon Loop, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mt. Carbon Paved Trail, heading SE.
  24. 100 ftSharp left onto Mount Carbon Access Tr, heading SE.
  25. 1.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  26. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/kendall-reservoir-w-kendall-reservoir-w-out-back-5-lakes-11-km

Trail surface

75% dirt24% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: S Kipling Pkwy & W Girton Dr stop 275 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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