Platte River–Welby Reservoir, 3 lakes
4.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Platte River–Welby Reservoir, 3 lakes is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Rotella Park near Welby, CO. The route passes Engineer Lake, Platte River and Welby Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,095 – 5,174 ft5.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.84129, -104.96710
Nearest town Welby, CO
Directions
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Platte River–Welby Reservoir, 3 lakes
4.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 5,094–5,174 ft
Out & Back · Rotella Park
Trailhead: 39.84129, -104.96710
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 95°F / low 58° · precip 6% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Rotella Park path, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Niver Canal Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Niver Canal Trail (level crossing), heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Engineer Lake.
- 50 ftPass Platte River.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto South Platte River Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Welby Reservoir.
- 0.9 miReach Platte River, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Niver Canal Trail (level crossing), heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Niver Canal Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Rotella Park path, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 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 surface
91% paved5% dirt2% boardwalk2% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 95°F58°
Feels like84°Precip6%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat
93°61°
Sun
93°63°
22%
Mon
91°76°
32%
Tue
89°71°
23%
Wed
88°67°
27%
Thu
93°69°
27%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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