Los Lagos Reservoirs Number 1–Observatory Trail, 4 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 304 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Los Lagos Reservoirs Number 1–Observatory Trail, 4 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Nederland, CO. The route reaches Los Lagos Reservoirs Number 1 at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 304 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Los Lagos Reservoirs Number 1–Observatory Trail, 4 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 304 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 8,636–8,752 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Observatory · 39.94875, -105.52266
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 on Observatory, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Observatory Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Observatory, heading SW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Sw Haul Road Trails, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Observatory, heading S.
- 300 ftBear right onto Schoolbus Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rollinsville Spur, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 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 NW.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Sw Haul Road Trails, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Observatory, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Observatory Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Observatory, heading NW.
- 450 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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