Stronia Springs Reservoir–Carpenter Peak Trail, 4 sights is a 12.4-mile out-and-back in Roxborough State Park near Roxborough, CO. The route reaches Stronia Springs Reservoir at the turnaround, 6.2 miles in. It climbs 2,567 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi5,811 – 7,103 ft · steepest grade: 17%12.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Willow Creek Trail 39.42944, -105.06372
Nearest town Roxborough, CO
Directions
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Stronia Springs Reservoir–Carpenter Peak Trail, 4 sights
12.4 mi · ▲ 2,567 ft · 5 hr 25 min
Elevation 5,811–7,103 ft
Out & Back · Roxborough State Park
Trailhead: Willow Creek Trail · 39.42944, -105.06372
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Willow Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Carpenter Peak Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto South Rim Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Carpenter Peak Trail, heading SW.
- 2.9 miContinue straight onto Roxborough Connection Trail, heading NW.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Colorado Trail Connection, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Roxborough Connection Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto North Platte River Road, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 450 ftReach Stronia Springs Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Roxborough Connection Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Colorado Trail Connection, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Roxborough Connection Trail, heading E.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Carpenter Peak Trail, heading SE.
- 2.9 miContinue straight onto South Rim Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Carpenter Peak Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Willow Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 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 surface
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- South Rim Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 425 ft
- Lyons Overlook–Fountain Valley Trail, 3 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 397 ft
- Carpenter Peak Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 776 ft
- Bear Canyon Trail via Carpenter Peak Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 681 ft
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