Kendrick Main Reservoir–Smith Reservoir, 4 lakes
3.2 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Kendrick Main Reservoir–Smith Reservoir, 4 lakes is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Carmody Estates, CO. The route passes Kendrick Main Reservoir and Kendrick East Reservoir before reaching Smith Reservoir at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 108 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, 4 lakes
3.2 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 5,583–5,662 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Kipling Trail · 39.69642, -105.11200
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 92°F / low 67° · precip 4% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Transit-accessible: S Kipling Pkwy & W Mississippi Ave stop 70 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Kipling Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Kendrick Main Reservoir.
- 50 ftPass Kendrick East Reservoir.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miPass Smith Reservoir.
- 0.1 miReach Kendrick Main Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, 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 Pkwy & W Mississippi Ave stop 70 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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