Kipling Trail via C-470 Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Kipling Trail via C-470 Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near Meadowbrook Heights, CO. 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.

Elevation

0 mi5,617 – 5,712 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.56033, -105.10226
Nearest town Meadowbrook Heights, CO

Directions

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Kipling Trail via C-470 Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 5,618–5,712 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.56033, -105.10226

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 90°F / low 65° · precip 4% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Transit-accessible: Nbound Kipling @ Remington Ave stop 762 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  3. 150 ftTurn left onto C-470 Trail Access Spur, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto C-470 Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Kipling Pkwy Sidepath, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Kipling Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.9 miReach Kipling Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 150 ftContinue straight onto Kipling Pkwy Sidepath, heading SW.
  14. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left onto C-470 Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left onto C-470 Trail Access Spur, heading W.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  20. 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
  21. 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

83% paved17% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F65°
Precip4%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity33%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 88°61° 21%
Mon 89°68° 38%
Tue 88°63° 44%
Wed 89°62° 44%
Thu 89°63° 26%
Fri 88°62° 16%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Nbound Kipling @ Remington Ave stop 762 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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