Koleski Reservoir Number 1 & Orchard Trail
6.3 mi · ▲ 188 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Koleski Reservoir Number 1 & Orchard Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back near Quail Hill, CO. The route reaches Koleski Reservoir Number 1. It is mostly level, with 188 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Koleski Reservoir Number 1 & Orchard Trail
6.3 mi · ▲ 188 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Elevation 5,157–5,320 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.95709, -104.99568
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 92°F / low 63° · precip 8% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Orchard Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto I-25 Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
- 400 ftPass Koleski Reservoir Number 1.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Koleski Reservoir Number 1, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 400 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Orchard Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~75 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- I-25 Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Orchard Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Orchard Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Orchard Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Brunner Reservoir–Bull Reservoir, 7 sights 14.3 mi · ▲ 163 ft
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