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Bear Valley Open Space

Kenderick Reservoir & Stone House Trail via Mount Carbon Loop

4.7 mi · ▲ 257 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Kenderick Reservoir & Stone House Trail via Mount Carbon Loop is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Bear Valley Open Space near Spring Hill, CO. The route reaches Kenderick Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 257 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,440 – 5,650 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mount Carbon Loop 39.65435, -105.13294
Nearest town Spring Hill, CO
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Kenderick Reservoir & Stone House Trail via Mount Carbon Loop

4.7 mi · ▲ 257 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 5,439–5,650 ft

Out & Back · Bear Valley Open Space

Trailhead: Mount Carbon Loop · 39.65435, -105.13294

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mount Carbon Loop, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftBear left onto Stone House Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 0.9 miBear right onto Bear Creek and Stone House Trails, heading E.
  5. 150 ftTurn left onto Kipling Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  13. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 450 ftPass Kenderick Reservoir.
  17. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  19. 500 ftBear right, heading E.
  20. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  23. 50 ftReach Kenderick Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  26. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  27. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  28. 500 ftSharp left, heading N.
  29. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  30. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  32. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  33. 400 ftBear right, heading NE.
  34. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  35. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  37. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  38. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  39. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  40. 0.5 miTurn right onto Bear Creek and Stone House Trails, heading S.
  41. 150 ftBear left onto Stone House Trail, heading S.
  42. 1 miBear right onto Mount Carbon Loop, heading S.
  43. 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-8-km

Trail surface

59% paved38% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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