Arapaho National Forest

Sinkovits and Linke Reservoir–Core Trail, 4 sights

13 mi · ▲ 2,154 ft · 5 hr 25 min

Sinkovits and Linke Reservoir–Core Trail, 4 sights is a 13-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Elkdale, CO. The route reaches Sinkovits and Linke Reservoir at the turnaround, 6.5 miles in. It climbs 2,154 ft. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi8,583 – 9,571 ft13.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.98961, -105.92668
Nearest town Elkdale, CO

Directions

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Sinkovits and Linke Reservoir–Core Trail, 4 sights

13 mi · ▲ 2,154 ft · 5 hr 25 min

Elevation 8,583–9,571 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: 39.98961, -105.92668

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  4. 300 ftSharp left, heading W.
  5. 500 ftTurn left onto Core Trail, heading W.
  6. 1.2 miSharp left onto Bamse, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Wild Turkey, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto Old Lynch, heading S.
  10. 0.5 miBear right onto Lynch, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 1.1 miSharp left onto Twin Lakes Road, heading NW.
  13. 2.1 miContinue straight onto White Cliff Road, heading SW.
  14. 0.5 miSharp right onto Pond Road, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miReach Sinkovits and Linke Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.2 miSharp left onto White Cliff Road, heading NW.
  17. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Twin Lakes Road, heading S.
  18. 2.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  19. 1.1 miTurn left onto Lynch, heading SE.
  20. 0.2 miBear left onto Old Lynch, heading NE.
  21. 0.5 miTurn left onto Wild Turkey, heading N.
  22. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  23. 0.1 miBear left onto Bamse, heading NE.
  24. 0.1 miSharp right onto Core Trail, heading E.
  25. 1.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  26. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  27. 250 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  28. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  29. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

33% dirt67% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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