Lodgepole Drive Viewpoint & Horsetooth Reservoir via East Valley Trail
1.2 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 27 min
Lodgepole Drive Viewpoint & Horsetooth Reservoir via East Valley Trail is a 1.2-mile out-and-back in Lory State Park near Bellvue, CO. The route passes Lodgepole Drive Viewpoint before reaching Horsetooth Reservoir at the turnaround, 0.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lodgepole Drive Viewpoint & Horsetooth Reservoir via East Valley Trail
1.2 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 27 min
Elevation 5,440–5,567 ft
Out & Back · Lory State Park
Trailhead: Lodgepole Drive · 40.58861, -105.18323
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 91°F / low 61° · precip 3% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on East Valley Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lodgepole Drive, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Lodgepole Drive Viewpoint.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Satanka Cove Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Horsetooth Reservoir.
- 100 ftReach Lodgepole Drive Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Lodgepole Drive, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto East Valley Trail, heading E.
- 250 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Lodgepole Drive Trailhead
- Horsetooth Reservoir & Lodgepole Drive via East Valley Trail 1 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- West Valley Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 57 ft
- Timber Trail & Well Gulch Trail Loop 3.9 mi · ▲ 564 ft
- Timber Trail & Well Gulch Trail Loop 4 mi · ▲ 560 ft
- South Valley Loop & West Valley Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 166 ft
- Fire Line Viewpoint & Overlook Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 1,116 ft
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