AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

West Lake

2 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 42 min

West Lake is a 2-mile out-and-back near McKay Landing, CO. The route reaches West Lake at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,204 – 5,276 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.93726, -105.01722
Nearest town McKay Landing, CO
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Directions

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West Lake

2 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 42 min

Elevation 5,205–5,277 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.93726, -105.01722

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 63° · precip 5% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miReach West Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miArrive 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/west-lake-out-back-3-km-16ec

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F63°
Precip5%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity33%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 91°61° 24%
Mon 89°75° 27%
Tue 89°68° 26%
Wed 91°67° 23%
Thu 89°71° 20%
Fri 91°69° 15%

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

Hikes near McKay Landing, Colorado