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Bear Creek Lake Park

Mount Carbon Loop

2 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 42 min

Mount Carbon Loop is a 2-mile out-and-back in Bear Creek Lake Park near Morrison, CO. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,670 – 5,755 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bear Creek Trail 39.65305, -105.19014
Nearest town Morrison, CO
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Mount Carbon Loop

2 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 42 min

Elevation 5,669–5,754 ft

Out & Back · Bear Creek Lake Park

Trailhead: Bear Creek Trail · 39.65305, -105.19014

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 91°F / low 65° · precip 9% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bear Creek Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto C-470 & Bear Creek Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miBear right onto C-470 Trail, heading E.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Owl Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  6. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Mt. Carbon Loop, heading S.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mount Carbon Loop, heading S.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Owl Trail, heading SE.
  10. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  11. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 150 ftContinue straight onto Mount Carbon Loop, heading S.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto Mt. Carbon Loop, heading SE.
  15. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  16. 100 ftBear left onto Owl Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miContinue straight onto C-470 Trail, heading W.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  19. 450 ftContinue straight onto C-470 & Bear Creek Trail, heading NW.
  20. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bear Creek Trail, heading W.
  21. 300 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-3-km-8c6a

Trail surface

50% paved37% dirt8% gravel5% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 91°F65°
Feels like83°Precip9%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity17%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 90°68°
Sun 90°64° 16%
Mon 90°74° 38%
Tue 88°66° 34%
Wed 86°64° 39%
Thu 90°66° 36%

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