Bear Valley Open Space

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.4 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 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 150 ftTurn left onto Kipling Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  25. 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  26. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  27. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  28. 100 ftSharp right, heading N.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  30. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  31. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  32. 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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