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Newell Lake

3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr

Newell Lake is a 3-mile out-and-back near Welty, CO. The route reaches Newell Lake at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,958 – 4,981 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.31333, -105.00839
Nearest town Welty, CO
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Newell Lake

3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 4,956–4,980 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.31333, -105.00839

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 56° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 1 miReach Newell Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.5 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/newell-lake-out-back

Trail surface

33% dirt67% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F56°
Feels like83°Precip4%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity15%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 93°63°
Sun 95°64° 36%
Mon 93°67° 36%
Tue 90°61° 16%
Wed 90°59° 25%
Thu 97°59° 25%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM — 4 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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