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Chatfield State Park

Wetlands Connector Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Wetlands Connector Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Chatfield State Park near Kassler, CO. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,476 – 5,650 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.49045, -105.10465
Nearest town Kassler, CO
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Wetlands Connector Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 5,475–5,651 ft

Out & Back · Chatfield State Park

Trailhead: 39.49045, -105.10465

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 92°F / low 63° · precip 8% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  7. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  8. 450 ftTurn left onto Wetlands Connector Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  10. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 400 ftBear left, heading SE.
  13. 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 250 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/wetlands-connector-trail-out-back-6-km-c4e6

Trail surface

55% gravel45% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 92°F63°
Precip8%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 92°69°
Sun 87°61° 21%
Mon 89°69° 42%
Tue 87°60° 46%
Wed 84°62° 46%
Thu 89°63° 27%

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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