Lambertson Lakes Park & Open Space
Lambertson Ponds–Brewer Reservoir, 4 lakes
3.5 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Lambertson Ponds–Brewer Reservoir, 4 lakes is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Lambertson Lakes Park & Open Space near Quimby, CO. The route passes Brewer Reservoir, Sunny Acres Reservoir and Sunny Acres Reservoir before reaching Lambertson Ponds at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lambertson Ponds–Brewer Reservoir, 4 lakes
3.5 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 5,177–5,296 ft
Out & Back · Lambertson Lakes Park & Open Space
Trailhead: 39.88451, -104.93927
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 94°F / low 58° · precip 15% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: Thornton Crossroads & 104th stop 376 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Brewer Reservoir.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto 104th MUP, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Colorado Blvd MUP, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Mid-Town Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Fox Run MUP, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miPass Sunny Acres Reservoir.
- 0.2 miPass Sunny Acres Reservoir.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Grange Hall Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftReach Lambertson Ponds, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left onto Fox Run MUP, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Mid-Town Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right onto Colorado Blvd MUP, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp left onto 104th MUP, heading E.
- 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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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Thornton Crossroads & 104th stop 376 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Riverdale Road Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 57 ft
- Riverdale Road Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 57 ft
- Spratt Lake & Grange Hall Creek Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Spratt Lake–Brewer Reservoir, 4 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 115 ft
- Brewer Reservoir–Sunny Acres Reservoir, 5 sights 10.5 mi · ▲ 275 ft
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