Rueter-Hess Reservoir
1 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 23 min
Rueter-Hess Reservoir is a 1-mile out-and-back near Stepping Stone, CO. The route reaches Rueter-Hess Reservoir at the turnaround, 0.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 116 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,165 – 6,244 ft1.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.48783, -104.81328
Nearest town Stepping Stone, CO
Directions
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Rueter-Hess Reservoir
1 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 23 min
Elevation 6,164–6,245 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.48783, -104.81328
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 89°F / low 60° · precip 8% · wind 17 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Rueter-Hess Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
44% dirt18% gravel38% unspecified
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 89°F60°
Feels like81°Precip8%Wind17 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sat
88°63°
16%
Sun
88°60°
38%
Mon
87°70°
29%
Tue
84°60°
31%
Wed
83°60°
35%
Thu
87°61°
32%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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