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Great Lawn Park

Westerly Creek Reservoir–Kelly Reservoir, 3 lakes

7 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Westerly Creek Reservoir–Kelly Reservoir, 3 lakes is a 7-mile out-and-back in Great Lawn Park near Sunnyvale, CO. The route passes Westerly Creek Reservoir and Kelly Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,351 – 5,460 ft8.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.71728, -104.86779
Nearest town Sunnyvale, CO
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Westerly Creek Reservoir–Kelly Reservoir, 3 lakes

7 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Elevation 5,351–5,458 ft

Out & Back · Great Lawn Park

Trailhead: 39.71728, -104.86779

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Transit-accessible: S Havana St & E Bayaud Ave stop 231 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.9 miTurn right onto Lowry Dam Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.8 miPass Westerly Creek Reservoir.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  12. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  13. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 350 ftTurn left onto Westerly Creek Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  20. 100 ftPass Kelly Reservoir.
  21. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  23. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  25. 450 ftReach Westerly Creek Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  26. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  27. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  28. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  29. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  30. 500 ftBear left, heading N.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  32. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  33. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  34. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  35. 500 ftSharp right, heading S.
  36. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  37. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  38. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  39. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lowry Dam Trail, heading E.
  40. 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  41. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  42. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  43. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  44. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  45. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  46. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/westerly-creek-reservoir-kelly-reservoir-out-back-4-lakes-11-km

Trail surface

46% paved25% dirt4% gravel25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM — 10 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: S Havana St & E Bayaud Ave stop 231 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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