AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Rueter-Hess Reservoir & Stroh Road

3.5 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Rueter-Hess Reservoir & Stroh Road is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Richlawn Hills, CO. The route reaches Rueter-Hess Reservoir at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 196 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,165 – 6,359 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.47212, -104.82028
Nearest town Richlawn Hills, CO
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Rueter-Hess Reservoir & Stroh Road

3.5 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 6,164–6,358 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.47212, -104.82028

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 88°F / low 60° · precip 16% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start on Stroh Road, heading SW.
  2. 1.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miReach Rueter-Hess Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 1.5 miArrive 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/rueter-hess-reservoir-stroh-road-out-back

Trail surface

86% gravel12% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 88°F60°
Feels like79°Precip16%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°60° 4 PM: 1% rain5 PM: 2% rain6 PM: 6% rain7 PM: 5% rain8 PM: 16% rain9 PM: 8% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sat 87°64° 17%
Sun 87°59° 37%
Mon 87°68° 29%
Tue 84°59° 31%
Wed 82°59° 36%
Thu 86°60° 32%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM — 10 min before dark.

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