Twin Lake Reservoir & Stormy Peaks Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 283 ft · 56 min

Twin Lake Reservoir & Stormy Peaks Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Box Prairie, CO. The route reaches Twin Lake Reservoir. It climbs 283 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,033 – 9,341 ft · steepest grade: 17%2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Stormy Peaks Trail 40.57052, -105.58849
Nearest town Box Prairie, CO

Directions

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Twin Lake Reservoir & Stormy Peaks Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 283 ft · 56 min

Elevation 9,032–9,340 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Stormy Peaks Trail · 40.57052, -105.58849

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 78°F / low 50° · precip 4% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Stormy Peaks Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.7 miSharp left onto Twin Lake Reservoir Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftPass Twin Lake Reservoir.
  5. 0.3 miReach Twin Lake Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miSharp right onto Stormy Peaks Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.7 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

100% dirt

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 78°F50°
Precip4%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity32%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 77°53°
Sun 76°54° 33%
Mon 70°55° 20%
Tue 74°51° 22%
Wed 74°50° 32%
Thu 77°53° 40%

Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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