Bear Valley Open Space

Kipling Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 417 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Kipling Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Bear Valley Open Space near Green Mountain, CO. It climbs 417 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,440 – 5,804 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.67636, -105.13362
Nearest town Green Mountain, CO

Directions

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Kipling Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 417 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Elevation 5,439–5,805 ft

Out & Back · Bear Valley Open Space

Trailhead: 39.67636, -105.13362

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

Transit-accessible: W Jewell Ave & S Wright St stop 636 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Kipling Trail, heading S.
  11. 1.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 0.5 miTurn right onto Bear Creek and Stone House Trails, heading S.
  19. 150 ftBear left onto Stone House Trail, heading S.
  20. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  21. 0.3 miBear right onto Bear Creek and Stone House Trails, heading W.
  22. 150 ftTurn left onto Kipling Trail, heading W.
  23. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  25. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  27. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  29. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  30. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  31. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  32. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  34. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  35. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  36. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  37. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  38. 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

86% paved10% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: W Jewell Ave & S Wright St stop 636 m from the trailhead

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