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Parkfield Lake–56th Avenue Trail, 3 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Parkfield Lake–56th Avenue Trail, 3 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Montbello, CO. The route reaches Parkfield Lake at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. 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 mi5,279 – 5,335 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.79497, -104.83564
Nearest town Montbello, CO
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Parkfield Lake–56th Avenue Trail, 3 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 5,280–5,333 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.79497, -104.83564

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto 56th Avenue Trail, heading E.
  4. 1.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Derby Lateral Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto Parkfield Lake Loop, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 250 ftReach Parkfield Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Derby Lateral Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.5 miBear left onto 56th Avenue Trail, heading NW.
  11. 1.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 450 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-8-km-edda

Trail surface

89% paved2% dirt9% 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 6:50 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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