Tin Cup–Ken Caryl Reservoir, 6 sights
10.7 mi · ▲ 2,475 ft · 4 hr 48 min
Tin Cup–Ken Caryl Reservoir, 6 sights is a 10.7-mile out-and-back near The Valley, CO. The route passes Ken Caryl Reservoir and Tin Cup. It climbs 2,475 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tin Cup–Ken Caryl Reservoir, 6 sights
10.7 mi · ▲ 2,475 ft · 4 hr 48 min
Elevation 5,935–7,778 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.57658, -105.15165
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Transit-accessible: Valley Rd & White Oak Dr stop 749 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Ken Caryl Reservoir.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Mastadon Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Pasture Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Coloraw Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Manor House Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left onto Bradford Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Summit View Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miPass Tin Cup.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Millennium Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pipeline Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Black Bear Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Tin Cup, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Pipeline Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Millennium Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Summit View Trail, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left onto Bradford Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Manor House Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Coloraw Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Pasture Trail, heading E.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Mastadon Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.6 mi in (~161 min). Leave by 4:25 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Valley Rd & White Oak Dr stop 749 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Lilley Gulch–Ken Caryl Reservoir, 4 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 525 ft
- Ken Caryl Reservoir & Hogback Trail 6 mi · ▲ 633 ft
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- Silver Cliff–Ken Caryl Reservoir, 3 summits 6.9 mi · ▲ 1,286 ft
- Gothic Overlook–Ken Caryl Reservoir, 7 sights 7.6 mi · ▲ 1,463 ft
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