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Sunny Acres Reservoir & Colorado Blvd MUP via Mid-Town Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Sunny Acres Reservoir & Colorado Blvd MUP via Mid-Town Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back near Thornton, CO. The route reaches Sunny Acres Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 166 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,145 – 5,292 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.88476, -104.96254
Nearest town Thornton, CO
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Sunny Acres Reservoir & Colorado Blvd MUP via Mid-Town Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 5,144–5,292 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.88476, -104.96254

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 30 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Grange Hall Creek Trail, heading N.
  3. 300 ftPass Sunny Acres Reservoir.
  4. 0.8 miTurn left onto Fox Run MUP, heading E.
  5. 50 ftSharp right onto Mid-Town Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto Colorado Blvd MUP, heading E.
  12. 0.5 miReach Sunny Acres Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Mid-Town Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 0.7 miSharp left onto Fox Run MUP, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  20. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Grange Hall Creek Trail, heading W.
  21. 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/sunny-acres-reservoir-colorado-blvd-mup-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

92% paved6% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 30 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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