Twin Lake Reservoir & Twin Lakes Road
2.4 mi · ▲ 429 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Twin Lake Reservoir & Twin Lakes Road is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Box Prairie, CO. The route reaches Twin Lake Reservoir. It climbs 429 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Twin Lake Reservoir & Twin Lakes Road
2.4 mi · ▲ 429 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 8,896–9,340 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Twin Lakes Road · 40.56907, -105.56749
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 54° · precip 3% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route
- Start on Twin Lakes Road, heading W.
- 0.7 miPass Twin Lake Reservoir.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Twin Lake Reservoir Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Twin Lake Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 1 miArrive 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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- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
More from Twin Lakes Road Trailhead
- Twin Lakes Road & Twin Lakes Spur Road 4.2 mi · ▲ 520 ft
- East Stormy Peaks Trail–Twin Lakes Road, 3 sights 10.3 mi · ▲ 2,902 ft
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