Silver Lake Reservoir & Niwot Ridge
14.6 mi · ▲ 3,210 ft · 6 hr 28 min
Silver Lake Reservoir & Niwot Ridge is a 14.6-mile out-and-back near Caribou City, CO. The route reaches Silver Lake Reservoir at the turnaround, 7.3 miles in. It climbs 3,210 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi9,446 – 11,477 ft · steepest grade: 20%14.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Niwot Ridge 40.03171, -105.53293
Nearest town Caribou City, CO
Directions
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Silver Lake Reservoir & Niwot Ridge
14.6 mi · ▲ 3,210 ft · 6 hr 28 min
Elevation 9,447–11,477 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Niwot Ridge · 40.03171, -105.53293
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 74°F / low 54° · precip 17% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start on Niwot Ridge, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 3.6 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 1.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 1.5 miReach Silver Lake Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 3.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.7 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
54% gravel46% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 74°F54°
Precip17%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity31%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°50°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat
71°56°
17%
Sun
68°52°
40%
Mon
68°50°
30%
Tue
71°47°
32%
Wed
71°49°
38%
Thu
72°49°
33%
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