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Belleview Park

Centennial Pond–Overland Lake, 8 lakes

12.5 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 4 hr 12 min

Centennial Pond–Overland Lake, 8 lakes is a 12.5-mile out-and-back in Belleview Park near Alamo Placita, CO. The route passes Overland Lake, Overland Pond, Centennial Oxbow and Centennial Pond before reaching Belisle Reservoir at the turnaround, 6.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 79 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,207 – 5,325 ft14.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.71151, -104.99840
Nearest town Alamo Placita, CO
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Centennial Pond–Overland Lake, 8 lakes

12.5 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 4 hr 12 min

Elevation 5,208–5,326 ft

Out & Back · Belleview Park

Trailhead: 39.71151, -104.99840

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Transit-accessible: West Alameda Avenue & South Kalamath Street stop 40 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left onto South Platte River Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  8. 1 miPass Overland Lake.
  9. 50 ftPass Overland Pond.
  10. 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Platte River Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  14. 400 ftContinue straight onto South Platte River Trail, heading SE.
  15. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Mary Carter Greenway Trail, heading W.
  16. 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 0.8 miPass Centennial Oxbow.
  18. 150 ftPass Centennial Pond.
  19. 0.5 miTurn left onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miPass Belisle Reservoir.
  21. 0.2 miReach Centennial Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 0.5 miTurn right onto Mary Carter Greenway Trail, heading SE.
  23. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  24. 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  25. 1 miContinue straight onto South Platte River Trail, heading NE.
  26. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Platte River Trail, heading N.
  27. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  28. 50 ftTurn left onto South Platte River Trail, heading N.
  29. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  30. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  31. 1.1 miBear right, heading N.
  32. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  33. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  34. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  35. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  36. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  37. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/signature-overlook-of-denver-centennial-pond-out-back-11-lakes

Trail surface

75% paved1% dirt24% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.4 mi in (~109 min). Leave by 5:16 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: West Alameda Avenue & South Kalamath Street stop 40 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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