Minnehaha Reservoir–Deer Creek Road, 3 sights
15.3 mi · ▲ 3,643 ft · 6 hr 55 min
Minnehaha Reservoir–Deer Creek Road, 3 sights is a 15.3-mile out-and-back near Montezuma, CO. The route reaches Minnehaha Reservoir. It climbs 3,643 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Minnehaha Reservoir–Deer Creek Road, 3 sights
15.3 mi · ▲ 3,643 ft · 6 hr 55 min
Elevation 10,293–12,520 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Saints John Road · 39.58010, -105.86752
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 70°F / low 43° · precip 18% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
- Start on Saints John Road, heading SW.
- 0.6 miPass Minnehaha Reservoir.
- 6.6 miTurn left onto Deer Creek Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Radical Hill Road, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Deer Creek Road, heading N.
- 300 ftReach Minnehaha Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Radical Hill Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Deer Creek Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Saints John Road, heading SW.
- 7.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~151 min). Leave by 4:40 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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