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Arapaho National Forest

Strawberry Lake–Hankison Reservoir, 4 sights

11.8 mi · ▲ 1,065 ft · 4 hr 28 min

Strawberry Lake–Hankison Reservoir, 4 sights is an 11.8-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Elkdale, CO. The route passes Hankison Reservoir before reaching Strawberry Lake at the turnaround, 5.9 miles in. It climbs 1,065 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi8,521 – 9,334 ft11.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.09959, -105.84537
Nearest town Elkdale, CO
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Strawberry Lake–Hankison Reservoir, 4 sights

11.8 mi · ▲ 1,065 ft · 4 hr 28 min

Elevation 8,521–9,334 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: 40.09959, -105.84537

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Hankison Reservoir.
  3. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Hankison Res. Road, heading SE.
  4. 1 miTurn left onto Strawberry West Trail, heading NW.
  5. 2.4 miContinue straight onto Strawberry Creek Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Strawberry Lake Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miReach Strawberry Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Strawberry Creek Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Strawberry West Trail, heading SW.
  10. 2.4 miTurn right onto Hankison Res. Road, heading S.
  11. 2.3 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/strawberry-lake-out-back

Trail surface

77% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:32 PM

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