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Bear Creek Lake Park

Mount Carbon Loop

6.2 mi · ▲ 280 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Mount Carbon Loop is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Bear Creek Lake Park near Morrison, CO. It climbs 280 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,584 – 5,771 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bear Creek Trail 39.65418, -105.19250
Nearest town Morrison, CO
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Mount Carbon Loop

6.2 mi · ▲ 280 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Elevation 5,586–5,773 ft

Out & Back · Bear Creek Lake Park

Trailhead: Bear Creek Trail · 39.65418, -105.19250

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 65° · precip 7% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bear Creek Trail, heading SE.
  3. 300 ftBear left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto C-470 & Bear Creek Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miBear right onto C-470 Trail, heading E.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Owl Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Mount Carbon Loop, heading SE.
  9. 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miBear left onto North Park Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  13. 0.6 miTurn left onto Morrison Road Sidepath, heading SW.
  14. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.6 miSharp right onto North Park Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  19. 50 ftTurn right onto Mount Carbon Loop, heading E.
  20. 1 miTurn right onto Owl Trail, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miContinue straight onto C-470 Trail, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  23. 450 ftContinue straight onto C-470 & Bear Creek Trail, heading W.
  24. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bear Creek Trail, heading W.
  25. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  26. 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/mount-carbon-loop-out-back-10-km-041f

Trail surface

68% dirt28% paved3% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F65°
Precip7%Wind12 mphUV7Humidity25%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 90°68°
Sun 88°60° 26%
Mon 89°73° 40%
Tue 87°66° 39%
Wed 85°64° 41%
Thu 89°65° 28%

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