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Parkfield Lake–56th Avenue Trail, 5 sights

8.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 47 min

Parkfield Lake–56th Avenue Trail, 5 sights is an 8.3-mile out-and-back near Montbello, CO. The route reaches Parkfield Lake at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,282 – 5,335 ft8.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.81240, -104.82097
Nearest town Montbello, CO
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Parkfield Lake–56th Avenue Trail, 5 sights

8.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 47 min

Elevation 5,281–5,333 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.81240, -104.82097

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 250 ftTurn right onto Bluestem Loop, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Southwest Loop, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miSharp right onto Wetland Trails, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miSharp left onto Potomac Street, heading NW.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 100 ftTurn left onto 56th Avenue Trail, heading W.
  10. 1.5 miBear right, heading E.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto Derby Lateral Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right onto Parkfield Lake Loop, heading S.
  13. 50 ftPass Parkfield Lake.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  17. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftReach Parkfield Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  20. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  21. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left onto Derby Lateral Trail, heading W.
  23. 0.5 miBear left onto 56th Avenue Trail, heading NW.
  24. 1.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  26. 0.4 miTurn left onto Potomac Street, heading E.
  27. 0.5 miSharp right onto Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail, heading N.
  28. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wetland Trails, heading N.
  29. 0.2 miSharp left onto Southwest Loop, heading E.
  30. 0.3 miTurn left onto Bluestem Loop, heading NW.
  31. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  32. 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-6-sights-13-km-34a3

Trail surface

51% paved30% dirt5% gravel14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:08 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:28 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:55 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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