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Bear Valley Open Space

Stone House Lake & Stone House Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Stone House Lake & Stone House Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Bear Valley Open Space near Carmody Estates, CO. The route reaches Stone House Lake. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,394 – 5,499 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.66872, -105.11267
Nearest town Carmody Estates, CO
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Stone House Lake & Stone House Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 5,393–5,499 ft

Out & Back · Bear Valley Open Space

Trailhead: 39.66872, -105.11267

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

Transit-accessible: S Kipling Pkwy & Morrison Rd stop 108 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Kipling Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.5 miSharp left onto Stone House Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Bear Creek Trail, heading E.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Greenbelt Trail, heading E.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto Stone House Trail, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Stone House/Greenbelt Trail, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftBear right onto Stone House & Greenbelt Trail, heading SE.
  17. 200 ftContinue straight onto Stone House Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  19. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 150 ftTurn right onto Stone House Trail & Greenbelt Trail, heading E.
  21. 0.1 miPass Stone House Lake.
  22. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  24. 250 ftContinue straight onto Stone House Trail, heading E.
  25. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Stone House Trail (North), heading E.
  26. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  27. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  28. 50 ftTurn left onto Stone House Trail, heading E.
  29. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  30. 150 ftContinue straight onto Sister City Trail, heading E.
  31. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  32. 150 ftReach Stone House Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  33. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  34. 0.2 miSharp left onto Stone House Trail, heading SE.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  37. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  38. 50 ftContinue straight onto Stone House Trail (North), heading E.
  39. 150 ftContinue straight onto Stone House Trail, heading SE.
  40. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  41. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  42. 50 ftContinue straight onto Stone House Trail & Greenbelt Trail, heading S.
  43. 0.2 miTurn left onto Stone House Trail, heading NE.
  44. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  45. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  46. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  47. 500 ftContinue straight onto Stone House & Greenbelt Trail, heading NE.
  48. 200 ftBear left, heading N.
  49. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  50. 50 ftTurn right onto Stone House/Greenbelt Trail, heading N.
  51. 50 ftBear right onto Stone House Trail, heading N.
  52. 50 ftBear left onto Greenbelt Trail, heading N.
  53. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bear Creek Trail, heading N.
  54. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  55. 50 ftBear right onto Stone House Trail, heading N.
  56. 0.3 miSharp right onto Kipling Trail, heading N.
  57. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  58. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  59. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  60. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  61. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  62. 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-ba4d

Trail surface

46% dirt46% paved5% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: S Kipling Pkwy & Morrison Rd stop 108 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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