Mount Carbon Loop
4 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Mount Carbon Loop is a 4-mile out-and-back in Bear Creek Lake Park near Morrison, CO. It is mostly level, with 163 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,584 – 5,771 ft4.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bear Creek Trail 39.65418, -105.19250
Nearest town Morrison, CO
Directions
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Mount Carbon Loop
4 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 1 hr 25 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 91°F / low 65° · precip 9% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Bear Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto C-470 & Bear Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right onto C-470 Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Owl Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Mount Carbon Loop, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right onto Owl Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto C-470 Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto C-470 & Bear Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bear Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 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 surface
66% dirt29% paved4% gravel1% 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%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bear Creek Trail Trailhead
- Bear Creek Trail 2 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Mount Carbon Loop 2 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Mount Carbon Loop 2.2 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Mount Carbon Loop 2.3 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Mount Carbon Loop 4.5 mi · ▲ 250 ft
- Cowen Trail & Owl Trail via Mount Carbon Loop 4.7 mi · ▲ 188 ft
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