Oberon Lake & Croke Canal Trail
5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Oberon Lake & Croke Canal Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Majestic View Park near Bridle Dale, CO. The route reaches Oberon Lake at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Oberon Lake & Croke Canal Trail
5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 5,488–5,567 ft
Out & Back · Majestic View Park
Trailhead: Croke Canal Trail · 39.84363, -105.10979
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 95°F / low 59° · precip 10% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: Kipling St & W 80th Ave stop 111 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Croke Canal Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miBear left onto Club Crest path, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Croke Canal Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftPass Oberon Lake.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftReach Oberon Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Club Crest path, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right onto Croke Canal Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 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 1.9 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Kipling St & W 80th Ave stop 111 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Croke Canal Trail Trailhead
- Club Crest path & Croke Canal Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 28 ft
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