Kendrick Main Reservoir–Smith Reservoir, 5 lakes
4.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Kendrick Main Reservoir–Smith Reservoir, 5 lakes is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Carmody Estates, CO. The route passes Carmody Pond, Kenderick Reservoir, Smith Reservoir and Kendrick East Reservoir before reaching Kendrick Main Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Kendrick Main Reservoir–Smith Reservoir, 5 lakes
4.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 5,583–5,662 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.67861, -105.10932
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 93°F / low 61° · precip 6% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: S Kipling St & W Evans Ave stop 54 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Carmody Pond.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 450 ftPass Kenderick Reservoir.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftPass Smith Reservoir.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Smith Reservoir Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miPass Kendrick East Reservoir.
- 0.1 miPass Kendrick Main Reservoir.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Kendrick Main Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 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: S Kipling St & W Evans Ave stop 54 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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