Lodgepole Drive Viewpoint–Well Gulch Trail, 3 sights
10.7 mi · ▲ 1,730 ft · 4 hr 26 min
Lodgepole Drive Viewpoint–Well Gulch Trail, 3 sights is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Lory State Park near Bellvue, CO. The route reaches Lodgepole Drive Viewpoint at the turnaround, 5.4 miles in. It climbs 1,730 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Lodgepole Drive Viewpoint–Well Gulch Trail, 3 sights
10.7 mi · ▲ 1,730 ft · 4 hr 26 min
Elevation 5,515–6,860 ft
Out & Back · Lory State Park
Trailhead: 40.58443, -105.20517
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 85°F / low 62° · precip 5% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Westridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Timber Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Well Gulch Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Well Gulch Nature Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto West Valley Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lodgepole Drive, heading N.
- 150 ftReach Lodgepole Drive Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftSharp left onto West Valley Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Well Gulch Nature Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Well Gulch Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Timber Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Westridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading S.
- 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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