- Created: July 14, 2023 6:47 pm
- Updated: November 9, 2023 7:28 pm
- Distance Instructions
- Distance 2 miles
- Time 6 min
- Speed 18 mph
- Min altitude 10879 ft
- Peak 11227 ft
- Climb 167 ft
- Descent 433 ft
The Montgomery Reservoir is less about the length of the ride and more about the cool views you are rewarded with at the end of the trail! This ride could be done on a street capable bike as the dirt roads are pretty tame getting back to the reservoir, although new / beginner riders should take caution. This is one of the few dirt roads that will be labeled a green route, because of how short the ride is. This is one of those quick detours that should be taken after coming over Hoosier Pass from Breckenridge to Alma, if only for the cool photos you get.
1. Montgomery Reservoir
Montgomery Reservoir lies high in Colorado's Mosquito Range near Hoosier Pass a few miles north of Alma, Colorado. The reservoir sits at an altitude of 10,873 feet (3,314 meters). It is owned by Colorado Springs Utilities and delivers water to Colorado Springs, Colorado for municipal use. Built in 1957,the reservoir stores water from the Middle Fork South Platte River and from a tunnel that brings water from the Blue River on the west side of the continental divide.
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The Montgomery Reservoir is less about the length of the ride and more about the cool views you are rewarded with at the end of the trail! This ride could be done on a street capable bike as the dirt roads are pretty tame getting back to the reservoir, although new / beginner riders should take caution. This is one of the few dirt roads that will be labeled a green route, because of how short the ride is. This is one of those quick detours that should be taken after coming over Hoosier Pass from Breckenridge to Alma, if only for the cool photos you get.
