Kipling Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 436 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Kipling Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Bear Valley Open Space near Green Mountain, CO. It climbs 436 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,440 – 5,804 ft6.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.67732, -105.13536
Nearest town Green Mountain, CO
Directions
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Kipling Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 436 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Elevation 5,441–5,805 ft
Out & Back · Bear Valley Open Space
Trailhead: 39.67732, -105.13536
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 61° · precip 7% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: W Jewell Ave & S Wright St stop 520 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Kipling Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Bear Creek and Stone House Trails, heading S.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Kipling Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn 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.
Trail surface
93% paved2% dirt5% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 93°F61°
Feels like80°Precip7%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat
91°65°
Sun
89°62°
Mon
90°74°
35%
Tue
88°66°
30%
Wed
86°64°
36%
Thu
90°66°
33%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: W Jewell Ave & S Wright St stop 520 m from the trailhead
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