Acorn Creek Loop Trail
7.2 mi · ▲ 1,324 ft · 3 hr 4 min
Acorn Creek Loop Trail is a 7.2-mile out-and-back near Slate Creek, CO. It climbs 1,324 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi8,655 – 9,361 ft · steepest grade: 17%7.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Acorn Creek Trailhead 39.76180, -106.11986
Nearest town Slate Creek, CO
Directions
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Acorn Creek Loop Trail
7.2 mi · ▲ 1,324 ft · 3 hr 4 min
Elevation 8,657–9,361 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Acorn Creek Trailhead · 39.76180, -106.11986
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Acorn Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Acorn Creek Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 2.6 miReach Acorn Creek Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto Acorn Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
5% dirt95% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:33 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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