Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Left Hand Valley Reservoir & Left Hand Trail
2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 41 min
Left Hand Valley Reservoir & Left Hand Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Altona, CO. The route reaches Left Hand Valley Reservoir at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Left Hand Valley Reservoir & Left Hand Trail
2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 41 min
Elevation 5,357–5,390 ft
Out & Back · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Trailhead: Left Hand Trail · 40.10192, -105.27618
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 90°F / low 59° · precip 8% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Left Hand Trail, heading E.
- 1 miReach Left Hand Valley Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Left Hand Trail Trailhead
- Left Hand Trail–Sage Trail, 3 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Cobalt Trail–Left Hand Trail, 4 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 275 ft
- Boulder Valley Ranch Pond–Eagle Trail, 4 sights 7.3 mi · ▲ 167 ft
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