Lilley Gulch–Ken Caryl Reservoir, 4 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 525 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Lilley Gulch–Ken Caryl Reservoir, 4 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back near The Valley, CO. The route passes Ken Caryl Reservoir before reaching Lilley Gulch at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 525 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lilley Gulch–Ken Caryl Reservoir, 4 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 525 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 5,901–6,217 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.57658, -105.15165
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: Valley Rd & White Oak Dr stop 749 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Ken Caryl Reservoir.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Mastadon Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Pasture Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Hogback Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Dutch Creek Connector, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Dutch Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Lilley Gulch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Dutch Creek Connector, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Hogback Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Pasture Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Mastadon Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 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: Valley Rd & White Oak Dr stop 749 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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