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Print Friendly MapThe Dillon Reservoir Recpath offers an 18.1-mile scenic route along the shore of the Dillon Reservoir in the White River National Forest, connecting the towns of Frisco and Dillon. The trail curves around the majority of the reservoir between the reservoir's southern tip at the intersection of Swan Mountain Rd & Goodale Rd (Breckenridge) and Sapphire Point Overlook (Swan Mountain Rd, Dillon).
From the intersection of Swan Mountain Rd & Goodale Rd, the trail heads northwest through Frisco Adventure Park. Curving north through Frisco, the route parallels Summit Boulevard and the western edge of the reservoir.
Heading north out of Frisco, the trail parallels Dillon Dam Road. Enjoy exceptional views of the lake and Keystone Mountain. At Point Dillon Park, connect to the Silverthorne Recpath to reach downtown Silverthorne. Meandering east along the north edge of the reservoir, the trail heads through Dillon and curves south to follow the eastern edge of the reservoir until just south of Sapphire Point Overlook (Swan Mountain Rd, Dillon). This portion overlaps with the Swan Mountain Recpath.
At its southwest end near the reservoir's southern tip, the trail connects to the Frisco-Farmers Korner Recpath and the Blue River Recpath to Breckenridge. Follow the Frisco-Farmers Korner Recpath west along the south side of town to connect to the Ten Mile Canyon Recpath, a rail-trail with stunning views that heads south to Copper Mountain.
On the eastern side of the reservoir, the trail connects to the Snake River Recpath which heads west to Keystone.
Parking is available at numerous points along the trail, including:
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To go all the way around the lake is very difficult. The entire south side of the lake is very difficult and includes a stretch on a narrow road. The west, north, and east sides were awesome.
Beautiful fun flat for Colorado.
E-bikes seem to be widely in use and welcome now (July 2021). Beautiful and well-maintained trail with amazing scenery.
My daughters and I competed this today. The girls are ages 5 & 6. It was a tad difficult for my 5 year old, but she did it with lots of encouragement! We started at the Dillon end and road to the Frisco end. If I were to do it again, I would do it the opposite direction. This is so that the kids would be on the lake side when we get to the highways. It was a little hairy, with young riders, when we were on the longer stretches next to the highways.
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