Oberon Lake via Croke Canal Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 50 min
Oberon Lake via Croke Canal Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Majestic View Park near Paradise Acres, CO. The route reaches Oberon Lake. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Oberon Lake via Croke Canal Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 50 min
Elevation 5,478–5,564 ft
Out & Back · Majestic View Park
Trailhead: 39.82443, -105.10265
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: Kipling St & W 70th Ave stop 600 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Oberon Lake.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 400 ftSharp left onto Croke Canal Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miReach Oberon Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading E.
- 400 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Kipling St & W 70th Ave stop 600 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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