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Great Lawn Park

Lil Lowry Pond & Kelly Reservoir via Westerly Creek Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Lil Lowry Pond & Kelly Reservoir via Westerly Creek Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Great Lawn Park near Sunnyvale, CO. The route passes Kelly Reservoir before reaching Lil Lowry Pond at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,351 – 5,407 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.72873, -104.88845
Nearest town Sunnyvale, CO
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Lil Lowry Pond & Kelly Reservoir via Westerly Creek Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 5,352–5,407 ft

Out & Back · Great Lawn Park

Trailhead: 39.72873, -104.88845

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 92°F / low 64° · precip 8% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Transit-accessible: E 11th Ave & Willow St stop 454 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  4. 200 ftPass Kelly Reservoir.
  5. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  7. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  9. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 150 ftTurn left onto Westerly Creek Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  15. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  16. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  17. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  19. 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 0.5 miPass Lil Lowry Pond.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  23. 500 ftReach Lil Lowry Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  25. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  26. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  27. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  29. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  30. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  31. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  32. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  33. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  34. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  35. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  36. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  37. 200 ftBear right, heading NE.
  38. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  39. 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
  40. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  41. 200 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  42. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  43. 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/lil-lowry-pond-kelly-reservoir-out-back

Trail surface

94% paved1% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 92°F64°
Precip8%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity40%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 91°63° 19%
Mon 89°72° 37%
Tue 88°66° 43%
Wed 90°65° 43%
Thu 89°68° 28%
Fri 90°67° 18%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: E 11th Ave & Willow St stop 454 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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