AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Kendrick Main Reservoir–Smith Reservoir, 5 lakes

2.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr

Kendrick Main Reservoir–Smith Reservoir, 5 lakes is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Green Mountain, CO. The route passes Kendrick Main Reservoir, Smith Reservoir, Kendrick Lake #1 and Kenderick Reservoir before reaching Carmody Pond at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,633 – 5,706 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.69062, -105.11785
Nearest town Green Mountain, CO
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Kendrick Main Reservoir–Smith Reservoir, 5 lakes

2.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 5,633–5,707 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.69062, -105.11785

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: S Kipling Pkwy & W Florida Ave stop 75 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Kendrick Main Reservoir.
  3. 350 ftContinue straight onto Kipling Trail, heading SW.
  4. 250 ftPass Smith Reservoir.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 50 ftPass Kendrick Lake #1.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Smith Reservoir Trail, heading N.
  13. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 200 ftPass Kenderick Reservoir.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  20. 100 ftPass Carmody Pond.
  21. 300 ftSharp left, heading E.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  23. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  24. 100 ftReach Kendrick Main Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  26. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  27. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  28. 350 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  29. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  30. 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  32. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  33. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  34. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  35. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  36. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  37. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  38. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  39. 50 ftContinue straight onto Kipling Trail, heading W.
  40. 0.4 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/smith-reservoir-kenderick-reservoir-out-back-5-lakes-4-km

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: S Kipling Pkwy & W Florida Ave stop 75 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Green Mountain, Colorado