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Hike

Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 11

Passes Bar CCC Reservoir
1,279 ft of climbing

14.7 mi out & back, trail only · 1,279 ft gain · 6,301 ft high point · Hard

Reached from Cherry Creek Trailhead, 6.3 mi each way

Colorado · OpenStreetMap contributors

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About this hike

Denver Orbital Trail Segment 11 covers 14.7 miles out and back with 1,279 feet of climbing along Bar CCC Reservoir.

Elevation

1,279 ft of gain round trip.

More hikes nearby

Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.

18 mi from you
Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 6
- Ends at Chatfield Reservoir
- 4,361 ft of climbing
23.4 mi out & back · 4,361 ft gain · Very hard
Colorado · Camp 11 mi away

Out: 700 ft up, returns the same way. Source: USGS 3DEP.

Highlights

What the trail reaches, measured from the start.

Bar CCC ReservoirAlong the way · 0.1 mi in

Nearby reading

Stepping Stone, Colorado
Lutheran High School (Colorado)

Map

The route at the trailhead. 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. Photos: Wikimedia Commons contributors, licensed as shown on each photo. Download the trail and feature data.

At a glance

Length: 14.7 mi, trail only
Shape: Out & back
Gain: 1,279 ft round trip
High point: 6,301 ft
Low point: 5,810 ft
Difficulty: HardFrom 14.7 mi and 1,279 ft of climbing
Managed by: OpenStreetMap contributors
State: Colorado
Camps within 15 mi: 0
Trailhead: 39.5887° N · 104.8052° W

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4,028 ft of climbing

20.4 mi out & back · 4,028 ft gain · Very hard

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Ends at Bar CCC Reservoir

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Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 3

Ends at Bear Creek Lake

7.3 mi out & back · 320 ft gain · Moderate

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Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 2

Passes a viewpoint
3,151 ft of climbing

15.4 mi out & back · 3,151 ft gain · Very hard

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11.6 mi out & back · 486 ft gain · Moderate
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Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 12
- Ends at Bar CCC Reservoir
14.6 mi out & back · 166 ft gain · Moderate
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Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 13
- Passes Cherry Creek Reservoir
17.3 mi out & back · 323 ft gain · Moderate
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Denver Orbital Trail - Segment 10
- Passes a viewpoint
11.9 mi out & back · 826 ft gain · Hard
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Weather

7-day forecast

Sun68°38°Sunny
Mon70°39°Sunny
Tue66°37°Mostly Sunny
Wed62°37°Sunny
Thu66°39°Sunny
Fri69°40°Sunny
Sat67°Sunny

Sun: Sunny · wind 2 to 9 mph S

National Weather Service · refreshed hourly

Signal

Cell coverage here

VerizonLTE · Excellent
AT&T5G · Fair
T-Mobile5G · Excellent

FCC coverage data · signal varies in remote terrain