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Prospect Park

Tabor Lake–West Lake, 7 lakes

4.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Tabor Lake–West Lake, 7 lakes is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Prospect Park near Happy Valley Gardens, CO. The route passes Prospect Lake, West Lake, Bass Lake and Tabor Lake. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,341 – 5,437 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Field Street 39.77579, -105.09853
Nearest town Happy Valley Gardens, CO
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Tabor Lake–West Lake, 7 lakes

4.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 5,342–5,436 ft

Out & Back · Prospect Park

Trailhead: Field Street · 39.77579, -105.09853

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 64° · precip 8% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: W 44th Ave & Field St stop 246 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Field Street, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Kipling Crossing Loop, Iris St to Moore St, Clear Creek, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
  6. 100 ftBear right onto Kipling Crossing Loop, Iris St to Moore St, Clear Creek, heading W.
  7. 150 ftBear left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.4 miBear left onto Moore St to Prospect Lake Bridge Loop, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miPass Prospect Lake.
  10. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Prospect Lake to West Lake Loop, heading W.
  12. 0.4 miPass West Lake.
  13. 50 ftPass Bass Lake.
  14. 50 ftPass Tabor Lake.
  15. 350 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  17. 50 ftReach Tabor Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Prospect Lake to West Lake Loop, heading W.
  19. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Moore St to Prospect Lake Bridge Loop, heading SE.
  20. 0.5 miBear right onto Kipling Crossing Loop, Iris St to Moore St, Clear Creek, heading NW.
  21. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading E.
  22. 100 ftBear right onto Kipling Crossing Loop, Iris St to Moore St, Clear Creek, heading E.
  23. 150 ftBear left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading E.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Kipling Crossing Loop, Iris St to Moore St, Clear Creek, heading E.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading E.
  26. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  27. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  28. 200 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/prospect-lake-prospect-lake-out-back-6-sights-6-km

Trail surface

66% dirt27% paved2% gravel5% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F64°
Precip8%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity29%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 90°63° 21%
Mon 89°76° 33%
Tue 89°70° 31%
Wed 89°69° 32%
Thu 90°71° 25%
Fri 92°70° 17%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: W 44th Ave & Field St stop 246 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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