Koleski Reservoir Number 1 & Quail Creek Trail
9.4 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 3 hr 14 min
Koleski Reservoir Number 1 & Quail Creek Trail is a 9.4-mile out-and-back near Broadlands, CO. The route reaches Koleski Reservoir Number 1 at the turnaround, 4.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 194 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 & Quail Creek Trail
9.4 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 3 hr 14 min
Elevation 5,157–5,290 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Lake Lake Trail · 39.94957, -105.04034
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 64° · precip 5% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lake Lake Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Lake Link Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Quail Creek Trail / Lake Link Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Lake Link Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Quail Creek Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Orchard Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto I-25 Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miPass Koleski Reservoir Number 1.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Koleski Reservoir Number 1, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Orchard Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Quail Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Lake Link Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Quail Creek Trail / Lake Link Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Lake Link Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Lake Lake Trail, 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 4.4 mi in (~107 min). Leave by 5:20 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Lake Lake Trail Trailhead
- Lake Link Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 29 ft
- Lake Link Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 29 ft
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