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Bear Valley Open Space

Smith Reservoir & Kenderick Reservoir via Smith Reservoir Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Smith Reservoir & Kenderick Reservoir via Smith Reservoir Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Bear Valley Open Space near Carmody Estates, CO. The route passes Kenderick Reservoir and Smith Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 221 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,440 – 5,663 ft6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Morrison Road Trail 39.66641, -105.11562
Nearest town Carmody Estates, CO
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Smith Reservoir & Kenderick Reservoir via Smith Reservoir Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 5,439–5,662 ft

Out & Back · Bear Valley Open Space

Trailhead: Morrison Road Trail · 39.66641, -105.11562

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

Transit-accessible: Kipling Pkwy at Morrison Rd (S-bound) stop 178 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Morrison Road Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Stone House Spur Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miBear left onto Stone House Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miBear right onto Bear Creek and Stone House Trails, heading NE.
  5. 150 ftTurn left onto Kipling Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  13. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miPass Kenderick Reservoir.
  17. 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  19. 350 ftPass Smith Reservoir.
  20. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right onto Smith Reservoir Trail, heading N.
  22. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  24. 50 ftReach Smith Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  26. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  28. 500 ftSharp left, heading S.
  29. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  30. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  32. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  33. 400 ftBear right, heading SE.
  34. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  35. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  37. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  38. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  39. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  40. 50 ftContinue straight onto Kipling Trail, heading S.
  41. 0.5 miTurn right onto Bear Creek and Stone House Trails, heading W.
  42. 150 ftBear left onto Stone House Trail, heading SW.
  43. 0.1 miBear right onto Stone House Spur Trail, heading NW.
  44. 0.2 miTurn right onto Morrison Road Trail, heading SE.
  45. 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/kenderick-reservoir-kenderick-reservoir-out-back-4-sights-7-km

Trail surface

84% paved13% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Kipling Pkwy at Morrison Rd (S-bound) stop 178 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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