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

  1. Start on Niwot Ridge, heading NE.
  2. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 3.6 miSharp left, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
  5. 1.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  6. 1.5 miReach Silver Lake Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.5 miSharp right, heading NW.
  8. 1.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  9. 3.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 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° 2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 4% rain4 PM: 14% rain5 PM: 13% rain6 PM: 17% rain7 PM: 6% rain8 PM: 13% rain9 PM: 11% rain10 PM: 8% rain11 PM: 14% rain
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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