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Lagerman Agricultural Preserve

Lagerman Reservior & Dry Creek Trail via Open Sky Loop

5.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Lagerman Reservior & Dry Creek Trail via Open Sky Loop is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Lagerman Agricultural Preserve near Dominion, CO. The route reaches Lagerman Reservior at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,013 – 5,105 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.14924, -105.15121
Nearest town Dominion, CO
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Lagerman Reservior & Dry Creek Trail via Open Sky Loop

5.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 5,014–5,107 ft

Out & Back · Lagerman Agricultural Preserve

Trailhead: 40.14924, -105.15121

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 56° · precip 5% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 174 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftTurn left onto Dry Creek Trail, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Open Sky Loop, heading SW.
  14. 1.1 miPass Lagerman Reservior.
  15. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 150 ftBear right onto Lagerman Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miReach Lagerman Reservior, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  19. 200 ftTurn right onto Open Sky Loop, heading S.
  20. 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left onto Dry Creek Trail, heading E.
  24. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  25. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  26. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  27. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  28. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  29. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  31. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lagerman-reservior-lagerman-reservior-out-back-3-lakes

Trail surface

44% gravel25% paved5% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F56°
Feels like80°Precip5%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 93°64°
Sun 95°63° 25%
Mon 92°66° 26%
Tue 89°61° 20%
Wed 89°57° 22%
Thu 96°57° 24%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 174 m from the trailhead

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