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Anthem Community Park

Mathew Glasser Reservoir–Anthem Trail, 3 sights

8.1 mi · ▲ 245 ft · 2 hr 49 min

Mathew Glasser Reservoir–Anthem Trail, 3 sights is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Anthem Community Park near Pony Estates, CO. The route reaches Mathew Glasser Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 245 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,279 – 5,387 ft9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.96952, -105.04788
Nearest town Pony Estates, CO
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Mathew Glasser Reservoir–Anthem Trail, 3 sights

8.1 mi · ▲ 245 ft · 2 hr 49 min

Elevation 5,278–5,388 ft

Out & Back · Anthem Community Park

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  8. 450 ftPass Mathew Glasser Reservoir.
  9. 300 ftTurn left onto Broomfield Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  13. 1.6 miSharp left onto Anthem Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miReach Mathew Glasser Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  17. 0.4 miSharp right onto Broomfield Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  19. 1.3 miBear right, heading W.
  20. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  22. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  24. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  27. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  28. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  29. 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/mathew-glasser-reservoir-mathew-glasser-reservoir-out-back-4-sights-13-km

Trail surface

61% paved21% gravel16% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~75 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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