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Bear Valley Open Space

Morrison Road Sidepath–Mount Carbon Loop, 4 sights

8.5 mi · ▲ 609 ft · 3 hr 8 min

Morrison Road Sidepath–Mount Carbon Loop, 4 sights is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Bear Valley Open Space near Westgate, CO. It climbs 609 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,410 – 5,761 ft11.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Yale Ave Access 39.66762, -105.10033
Nearest town Westgate, CO
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Morrison Road Sidepath–Mount Carbon Loop, 4 sights

8.5 mi · ▲ 609 ft · 3 hr 8 min

Elevation 5,411–5,762 ft

Out & Back · Bear Valley Open Space

Trailhead: Yale Ave Access · 39.66762, -105.10033

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Transit-accessible: S Kipling St & Morrison Rd stop 796 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Yale Ave Access, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Stone House Trail, heading SW.
  6. 350 ftContinue straight onto Stone House & Greenbelt Trail, heading SW.
  7. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Stone House/Greenbelt Trail, heading W.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto Stone House Trail, heading W.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Greenbelt Trail, heading W.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bear Creek Trail, heading W.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Stone House Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bear Creek and Stone House Trails, heading N.
  16. 150 ftBear left onto Stone House Trail, heading NW.
  17. 1.1 miBear right onto Mount Carbon Loop, heading W.
  18. 0.8 miBear left, heading NW.
  19. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  20. 0.4 miBear right onto North Park Trail, heading NW.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right onto Prairie Plunge, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Park Trail, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftBear left onto Overlook Trail, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftTurn right onto North Park Trail, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Overlook Trail, heading N.
  26. 150 ftTurn right onto North Park Trail, heading W.
  27. 150 ftContinue straight onto Overlook Trail, heading S.
  28. 50 ftBear left onto North Park Trail, heading S.
  29. 0.4 miTurn right onto Morrison Road Sidepath, heading S.
  30. 0.8 miReach Stone House Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  31. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  32. 0.3 miTurn left onto North Park Trail, heading W.
  33. 350 ftBear right onto Overlook Trail, heading SW.
  34. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Park Trail, heading SW.
  35. 100 ftTurn left onto Overlook Trail, heading SW.
  36. 150 ftContinue straight onto North Park Trail, heading SW.
  37. 50 ftTurn left onto Overlook Trail, heading SW.
  38. 50 ftBear right onto North Park Trail, heading SW.
  39. 50 ftContinue straight onto Prairie Plunge, heading SW.
  40. 50 ftTurn left onto North Park Trail, heading SW.
  41. 0.3 miBear left onto Mount Carbon Loop, heading SW.
  42. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  43. 0.8 miBear left onto Stone House Trail, heading N.
  44. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  45. 0.9 miBear right onto Bear Creek and Stone House Trails, heading E.
  46. 150 ftContinue straight onto Stone House Trail, heading E.
  47. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  48. 50 ftBear left onto Bear Creek Trail, heading NE.
  49. 50 ftContinue straight onto Greenbelt Trail, heading N.
  50. 100 ftBear right onto Stone House Trail, heading N.
  51. 50 ftBear left onto Stone House/Greenbelt Trail, heading N.
  52. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  53. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  54. 50 ftBear right onto Stone House & Greenbelt Trail, heading NE.
  55. 200 ftContinue straight onto Stone House Trail, heading N.
  56. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  57. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  58. 100 ftBear left onto Yale Ave Access, heading NE.
  59. 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/morrison-road-sidepath-mount-carbon-loop-out-back-6-sights

Trail surface

73% dirt21% paved4% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: S Kipling St & Morrison Rd stop 796 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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