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Parkfield Lake Park

Parkfield Lake–56th Avenue Trail, 3 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Parkfield Lake–56th Avenue Trail, 3 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Parkfield Lake Park near Montbello, CO. The route reaches Parkfield Lake. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,282 – 5,335 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Parkfield Lake Loop 39.79155, -104.80588
Nearest town Montbello, CO
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Parkfield Lake–56th Avenue Trail, 3 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 5,281–5,334 ft

Out & Back · Parkfield Lake Park

Trailhead: Parkfield Lake Loop · 39.79155, -104.80588

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 706 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Parkfield Lake Loop, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Parkfield Lake.
  3. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Derby Lateral Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miBear left onto 56th Avenue Trail, heading NW.
  6. 1.5 miReach Parkfield Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.5 miBear right, heading E.
  8. 100 ftContinue straight onto Derby Lateral Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto Parkfield Lake Loop, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/parkfield-lake-parkfield-lake-out-back-4-sights-7-km-eb35

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 706 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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