Margaret W. Carpenter Park & Open Space

Sunny Acres Reservoir via Grange Hall Creek Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 94 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Sunny Acres Reservoir via Grange Hall Creek Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Margaret W. Carpenter Park & Open Space near Quimby, CO. The route reaches Sunny Acres Reservoir at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 94 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,148 – 5,263 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.89839, -104.94467
Nearest town Quimby, CO

Directions

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Sunny Acres Reservoir via Grange Hall Creek Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 94 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 5,149–5,262 ft

Out & Back · Margaret W. Carpenter Park & Open Space

Trailhead: 39.89839, -104.94467

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Kiehl Way, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Mid-Town Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Grange Hall Creek Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.6 miSharp left, heading SE.
  7. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 100 ftReach Sunny Acres Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 1.7 miTurn left onto Mid-Town Trail, heading NE.
  11. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto Kiehl Way, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 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 surface

91% paved9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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