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Arapaho National Forest

Lake Granby–Hankison Reservoir, 3 lakes

13.2 mi · ▲ 2,082 ft · 5 hr 26 min

Lake Granby–Hankison Reservoir, 3 lakes is a 13.2-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Elkdale, CO. The route passes Hankison Reservoir before reaching Lake Granby at the turnaround, 6.6 miles in. It climbs 2,082 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi8,383 – 9,252 ft · steepest grade: 22%13.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.09959, -105.84537
Nearest town Elkdale, CO
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Lake Granby–Hankison Reservoir, 3 lakes

13.2 mi · ▲ 2,082 ft · 5 hr 26 min

Elevation 8,382–9,251 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: 40.09959, -105.84537

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Hankison Reservoir.
  3. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Hankison Res. Road, heading SE.
  4. 1 miTurn left onto Strawberry West Trail, heading NW.
  5. 1 miTurn left onto Doe Creek Trail, heading NW.
  6. 3.2 miReach Lake Granby, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 3.2 miTurn right onto Strawberry West Trail, heading SE.
  8. 1 miTurn right onto Hankison Res. Road, heading SE.
  9. 2.4 miArrive 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/lake-granby-out-back

Trail surface

79% dirt21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:32 PM

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