AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Marfell Lakes & Elmwood Reservoir

3 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Marfell Lakes & Elmwood Reservoir is a 3-mile out-and-back near Tabor, CO. The route passes Elmwood Reservoir before reaching Marfell Lakes at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,154 – 5,223 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.03315, -105.08576
Nearest town Tabor, CO
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Marfell Lakes & Elmwood Reservoir

3 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 5,155–5,225 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.03315, -105.08576

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 92°F / low 56° · precip 6% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  7. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  8. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miPass Elmwood Reservoir.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miReach Marfell Lakes, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  25. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  26. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  27. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  28. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  29. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  31. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  32. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/marfell-lakes-marfell-lakes-out-back-4-lakes-5-km-1f1a

Trail surface

65% paved22% gravel13% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 92°F56°
Feels like80°Precip6%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 92°63°
Sun 94°62° 26%
Mon 91°70° 32%
Tue 89°65° 22%
Wed 88°61° 23%
Thu 94°62° 23%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM — 2 min before dark.

More sunset hikes nearby

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead

More from this trailhead

Hikes near Tabor, Colorado