Los Lagos Reservoirs Number 1–Hobbit, 3 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Los Lagos Reservoirs Number 1–Hobbit, 3 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Nederland, CO. The route reaches Los Lagos Reservoirs Number 1 at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 279 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi8,636 – 8,750 ft4.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.94606, -105.51854
Nearest town Nederland, CO
Directions
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Los Lagos Reservoirs Number 1–Hobbit, 3 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 8,636–8,752 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.94606, -105.51854
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 54° · precip 9% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Hobbit, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Observatory Spur, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Observatory, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Sw Haul Road Trails, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Observatory, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear right onto Schoolbus Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rollinsville Spur, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Los Lagos Reservoirs Number 1, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Schoolbus Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Observatory, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Sw Haul Road Trails, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Observatory, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Observatory Spur, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Hobbit, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
70% dirt30% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 75°F54°
Precip9%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity40%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun
74°51°
40%
Mon
74°53°
37%
Tue
76°51°
34%
Wed
80°53°
40%
Thu
73°53°
35%
Fri
76°50°
30%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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