Maxwell Reservoir–Evert Pierson Kids' Fishing Pond, 5 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks near Pine Brook Hill, CO. The route passes Maxwell Reservoir before reaching Evert Pierson Kids' Fishing Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 1,407 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,368 – 6,008 ft · steepest grade: 21%5.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.04094, -105.29328
Nearest town Pine Brook Hill, CO
Directions
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Maxwell Reservoir–Evert Pierson Kids' Fishing Pond, 5 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 1,407 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Elevation 5,367–6,008 ft
Out & Back · Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Trailhead: 40.04094, -105.29328
Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 91°F / low 64° · precip 6% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Maxwell Reservoir.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Goat Path Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Sanitas Valley Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Mount Sanitas Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right onto Red Rocks Spur Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Red Rocks Spur, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Red Rocks Spur Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Red Rocks Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftSharp right onto The Peoples' Crossing Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Boulder Creek Path, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Evert Pierson Kids' Fishing Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftReach Maxwell Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right onto The Peoples' Crossing Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Red Rocks Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Red Rocks Spur Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Red Rocks Spur, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Red Rocks Spur Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Mount Sanitas Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left onto Sanitas Valley Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Goat Path Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
48% dirt34% gravel13% paved5% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 91°F64°
Precip6%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity22%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat
91°67°
Sun
87°63°
22%
Mon
87°66°
29%
Tue
86°61°
30%
Wed
83°59°
30%
Thu
92°62°
28%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Mount Sanitas–Maxwell Reservoir, 3 summits 2.2 mi · ▲ 1,280 ft
- Reflection Point–Maxwell Reservoir, 4 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,408 ft
- Maxwell Reservoir–Evert Pierson Kids' Fishing Pond, 8 sights 7.9 mi · ▲ 1,569 ft
- Mallory Cave–Viewpoint, 15 sights 13.4 mi · ▲ 4,637 ft
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