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Bear Valley Open Space

Stone House Lake & Stone House Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 219 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Stone House Lake & Stone House Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Bear Valley Open Space near Carmody Estates, CO. The route reaches Stone House Lake. It is mostly level, with 219 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,394 – 5,647 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.67698, -105.10940
Nearest town Carmody Estates, CO
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Stone House Lake & Stone House Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 219 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 5,394–5,647 ft

Out & Back · Bear Valley Open Space

Trailhead: 39.67698, -105.10940

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Transit-accessible: S Kipling St & W Warren Ave stop 30 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 400 ftBear right, heading SW.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Kipling Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.5 miSharp left onto Stone House Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Bear Creek Trail, heading N.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Greenbelt Trail, heading NE.
  17. 100 ftBear right onto Stone House Trail, heading N.
  18. 50 ftBear left onto Stone House/Greenbelt Trail, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftBear right onto Stone House & Greenbelt Trail, heading NE.
  22. 200 ftContinue straight onto Stone House Trail, heading E.
  23. 500 ftBear right, heading SE.
  24. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  25. 150 ftTurn right onto Stone House Trail & Greenbelt Trail, heading SE.
  26. 350 ftPass Stone House Lake.
  27. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  28. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  29. 250 ftContinue straight onto Stone House Trail, heading NE.
  30. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Stone House Trail (North), heading NE.
  31. 150 ftTurn right onto Bridle Xing, heading E.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  33. 50 ftReach Stone House Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  34. 50 ftTurn left onto Stone House Trail (North), heading E.
  35. 150 ftContinue straight onto Stone House Trail, heading NE.
  36. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  37. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  38. 50 ftContinue straight onto Stone House Trail & Greenbelt Trail, heading E.
  39. 0.2 miTurn left onto Stone House Trail, heading S.
  40. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  41. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  42. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  43. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Stone House & Greenbelt Trail, heading SE.
  44. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  45. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  46. 50 ftTurn right onto Stone House/Greenbelt Trail, heading SE.
  47. 50 ftBear right onto Stone House Trail, heading W.
  48. 50 ftBear left onto Greenbelt Trail, heading W.
  49. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bear Creek Trail, heading NW.
  50. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  51. 50 ftBear right onto Stone House Trail, heading NW.
  52. 0.3 miSharp right onto Kipling Trail, heading W.
  53. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  54. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  55. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  56. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  57. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  58. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  59. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  60. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  61. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  62. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  63. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/stone-house-lake-stone-house-lake-out-back-3-lakes-6-km-85c8

Trail surface

54% paved38% dirt4% gravel4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: S Kipling St & W Warren Ave stop 30 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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