AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Milavec Lake via Firestone Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Milavec Lake via Firestone Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Harney, CO. The route reaches Milavec Lake at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,882 – 4,941 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.15473, -104.93514
Nearest town Harney, CO
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Milavec Lake via Firestone Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 4,882–4,942 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.15473, -104.93514

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miBear left onto Firestone Trail, heading SW.
  4. 2.3 miReach Milavec Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 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/milavec-lake-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Harney, Colorado