Bear Valley Open Space

Kipling Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 448 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Kipling Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Bear Valley Open Space near Green Mountain, CO. It climbs 448 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,440 – 5,804 ft7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.67741, -105.13346
Nearest town Green Mountain, CO

Directions

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Kipling Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 448 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Elevation 5,439–5,805 ft

Out & Back · Bear Valley Open Space

Trailhead: 39.67741, -105.13346

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 92°F / low 62° · precip 11% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Transit-accessible: W Jewell Ave & W Jewell Dr stop 520 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Kipling Trail, heading S.
  9. 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 0.5 miTurn right onto Bear Creek and Stone House Trails, heading S.
  17. 150 ftBear left onto Stone House Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 0.3 miBear right onto Bear Creek and Stone House Trails, heading W.
  20. 150 ftTurn left onto Kipling Trail, heading W.
  21. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  23. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  25. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  27. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  28. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  29. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  30. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  32. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  33. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  34. 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 surface

87% paved9% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 92°F62°
Precip11%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 91°63°
Mon 85°63° 32%
Tue 88°71° 19%
Wed 88°69° 18%
Thu 90°67° 15%
Fri 90°69°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: W Jewell Ave & W Jewell Dr stop 520 m from the trailhead

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