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Milavec Lake via Firestone Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Milavec Lake via Firestone Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Firestone, CO. The route reaches Milavec Lake. 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 mi4,941 – 5,000 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Firestone Trail 40.12177, -104.94147
Nearest town Firestone, CO
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Milavec Lake via Firestone Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 4,942–5,000 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Firestone Trail · 40.12177, -104.94147

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 55° · precip 6% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Firestone Trail, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Milavec Lake.
  3. 1.8 miReach Milavec Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.7 miArrive 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/milavec-lake-out-back-5-km-5cf5

Trail surface

99% paved1% boardwalk

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F55°
Feels like85°Precip6%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity15%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 93°62°
Sun 95°63° 34%
Mon 92°67° 34%
Tue 90°62° 22%
Wed 89°58° 25%
Thu 96°58° 25%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM — 10 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Firestone, Colorado