Mathew Glasser Reservoir via Broomfield Trail
2 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 45 min
Mathew Glasser Reservoir via Broomfield Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back near Pony Estates, CO. The route reaches Mathew Glasser Reservoir at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 168 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mathew Glasser Reservoir via Broomfield Trail
2 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 45 min
Elevation 5,289–5,388 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.96952, -105.04788
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 450 ftPass Mathew Glasser Reservoir.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Broomfield Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Mathew Glasser Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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 surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Mathew Glasser Reservoir–Anthem Trail, 3 sights 8.1 mi · ▲ 245 ft
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