Maxwell Reservoir–Community Park Trail, 3 sights is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Foothills Community Park near Pine Brook Hill, CO. The route reaches Maxwell Reservoir at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 191 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,522 – 5,640 ft3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.05644, -105.28135
Nearest town Pine Brook Hill, CO
Directions
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Maxwell Reservoir–Community Park Trail, 3 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 56 min
Elevation 5,521–5,641 ft
Out & Back · Foothills Community Park
Trailhead: 40.05644, -105.28135
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 92°F / low 59° · precip 8% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Transit-accessible: Broadway & Violet Ave stop 162 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Four Mile Creek Path, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Community Park Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Foothills South, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Wonderland Lake Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Wonderland Path, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 250 ftReach Maxwell Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Wonderland Lake Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Foothills South, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Community Park Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Four Mile Creek Path, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 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
45% gravel45% paved4% dirt6% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 92°F59°
Feels like82°Precip8%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity16%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat
91°70°
Sun
91°65°
28%
Mon
87°66°
36%
Tue
87°62°
22%
Wed
83°60°
30%
Thu
92°62°
32%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Broadway & Violet Ave stop 162 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Old Kiln Spur & Old Kiln via Foothills South 2.5 mi · ▲ 459 ft
- Wonderland Hill Viewpoint–Community Park Trail, 4 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 515 ft
- Wonderland Lake–Community Park Trail, 3 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 165 ft
- Foothills North Trail–Foothills South, 3 sights 3 mi · ▲ 242 ft
- Foothills North Trail–Foothills South, 4 sights 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,474 ft
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