Koleski Reservoir Number 1 & Thorncreek Trail via Big Dry Creek Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Koleski Reservoir Number 1 & Thorncreek Trail via Big Dry Creek Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Eastlake, CO. The route reaches Koleski Reservoir Number 1 at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 198 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 & Thorncreek Trail via Big Dry Creek Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 5,155–5,295 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.93123, -104.98116
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 472 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Thorncreek Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto I-25 Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftReach Koleski Reservoir Number 1, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Thorncreek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miArrive 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 1.4 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 472 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Quail Creek Trail & Thorncreek Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Brunner Reservoir–Bull Reservoir, 8 sights 12.4 mi · ▲ 188 ft
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