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Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 3

Ends at Bear Creek Lake

7.3 mi out & back · 320 ft gain · 5,790 ft high point

From Mount Glennon Park Trailhead via ADT - Colorado C - Q - Seg 4 (0.6 mi)

Colorado · OpenStreetMap contributors

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About this hike

Denver Orbital Trail Segment 3 is a 3.1 mi trail network near Denver serving Bear Creek Lake as destination. This segment ascends 244 ft in Pike National Forest.

Elevation

320 ft of gain round trip.

More hikes nearby

Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.

6 mi from you
Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 1
- Ends at Golden Reservoir
- 2,311 ft of climbing
20.4 mi out & back · 4,028 ft gain
Colorado

Out: 60 ft up, returns the same way. Source: USGS 3DEP.

Highlights

What the trail reaches, measured from the start.

Bear Creek LakeDestination · 3.6 mi in
Mount GlennonNearby · 0.0 mi in
Little Soda LakeNearby · 1.8 mi in
Big Soda LakeNearby · 2.1 mi in
Mount CarbonNearby · 3.6 mi in

Nearby reading

Bear Creek Dam (Colorado)
Peterson House (Lakewood, Colorado)

Map

The hike from its start, the approach dashed. Drag with two fingers, or hold a key to zoom.

Trail data: USFS, NPS, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: USGS 3DEP via Mapzen terrain tiles. Nearby reading: Wikipedia. Download the trail and feature data.

At a glance

Length: 7.3 mi
Shape: Out & back
Gain: 320 ft round trip
High point: 5,790 ft
Low point: 5,566 ft
Managed by: OpenStreetMap contributors
State: Colorado
Camps within 15 mi: 0
Start: Mount Glennon Park Trailhead
Trailhead: 39.6521° N · 105.1842° W

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Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 6

Ends at Chatfield Reservoir
2,447 ft of climbing

23.4 mi out & back · 4,361 ft gain

Colorado · Camp 11 mi away

Ringtail

Summits Thomas Hill
Inside Pike National Forest
Camp under a mile away

17.8 mi out & back · 3,464 ft gain · Moderate

Pike National Forest · Camp under a mile away

Colorado Front Range Trail

Ends at Runyon Lake
7,654 ft of climbing

103.4 mi one way · 3,864 ft gain

Colorado

Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 11

Ends at Bar CCC Reservoir

14.7 mi loop · 1,301 ft gain

Colorado

Little Scraggy

Passes 7948
Inside Pike National Forest
1,726 ft of climbing

18.5 mi out & back · 3,223 ft gain · Moderate

Pike National Forest · Camp 2 mi away

Signal

Cell coverage here

VerizonLTE · Good
AT&TLTE · Fair
T-Mobile5G · Excellent

FCC coverage data · signal varies in remote terrain

Weather

7-day forecast

Thu69°52°Chance Rain Showers
Fri75°52°Partly Sunny
Sat82°54°Sunny
Sun83°57°Mostly Sunny
Mon78°51°Partly Sunny
Tue66°46°Rain Showers Likely
Wed73°Slight Chance Rain Showers

Thu: Chance Rain Showers · wind 3 to 8 mph N

National Weather Service · refreshed hourly

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