AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Bear Valley Open Space

Kipling Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 446 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Kipling Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Bear Valley Open Space near Green Mountain, CO. It climbs 446 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,440 – 5,804 ft7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.67492, -105.13586
Nearest town Green Mountain, CO
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Kipling Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 446 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Elevation 5,439–5,805 ft

Out & Back · Bear Valley Open Space

Trailhead: 39.67492, -105.13586

Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 92°F / low 60° · precip 6% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: W Jewell Ave & S Wright St stop 789 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  10. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto Kipling Trail, heading SE.
  13. 1.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 0.5 miTurn right onto Bear Creek and Stone House Trails, heading SW.
  21. 150 ftBear left onto Stone House Trail, heading S.
  22. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  23. 0.3 miBear right onto Bear Creek and Stone House Trails, heading W.
  24. 150 ftTurn left onto Kipling Trail, heading SW.
  25. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  27. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  29. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  31. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  32. 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  33. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  34. 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  36. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  37. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  38. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  39. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  40. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  41. 100 ftSharp right, heading W.
  42. 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/kipling-trail-out-back-11-km-6073

Trail surface

81% paved15% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 92°F60°
Precip6%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity27%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 91°65°
Sun 89°62° 24%
Mon 90°74° 36%
Tue 88°66° 39%
Wed 86°64° 39%
Thu 90°66° 26%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: W Jewell Ave & S Wright St stop 789 m from the trailhead

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