AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Bear Creek Lake Park

Mount Carbon Loop

3.7 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Mount Carbon Loop is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Bear Creek Lake Park near Morrison, CO. It is mostly level, with 217 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,584 – 5,725 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mount Carbon Loop 39.65236, -105.16853
Nearest town Morrison, CO
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Mount Carbon Loop

3.7 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 5,586–5,726 ft

Out & Back · Bear Creek Lake Park

Trailhead: Mount Carbon Loop · 39.65236, -105.16853

Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 91°F / low 62° · precip 6% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mount Carbon Loop, heading E.
  2. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miBear left onto North Park Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left onto Morrison Road Sidepath, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.6 miSharp right onto North Park Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Mount Carbon Loop, heading SE.
  13. 0.7 miArrive 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-6-km-3dec

Trail surface

85% dirt15% paved

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 91°F62°
Precip6%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity23%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 91°65°
Sun 89°61° 25%
Mon 90°74° 38%
Tue 88°67° 39%
Wed 86°65° 40%
Thu 90°66° 27%

Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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