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Clear Creek Canyon Park

Beaver Brook Viewpoint & Chavez Trail via Beaver Brook Trail

14.2 mi · ▲ 3,742 ft · 6 hr 36 min

Beaver Brook Viewpoint & Chavez Trail via Beaver Brook Trail is a 14.2-mile out-and-back in Clear Creek Canyon Park near Spring Ranch, CO. The route passes Beaver Brook Viewpoint before reaching Beaver Brook Viewpoint at the turnaround, 7.1 miles in. It climbs 3,742 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,549 – 7,786 ft · steepest grade: 25%14.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.71447, -105.30840
Nearest town Spring Ranch, CO
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Beaver Brook Viewpoint & Chavez Trail via Beaver Brook Trail

14.2 mi · ▲ 3,742 ft · 6 hr 36 min

Elevation 6,549–7,785 ft

Out & Back · Clear Creek Canyon Park

Trailhead: 39.71447, -105.30840

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 58° · precip 10% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 500 ftTurn left onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miBear right onto Braille Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miBear right onto Chavez Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading W.
  8. 1.4 miPass Beaver Brook Viewpoint.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Gudy Gaskill Trail, heading E.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading E.
  12. 2.5 miReach Beaver Brook Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 2.5 miContinue straight onto Gudy Gaskill Trail, heading NW.
  14. 100 ftContinue straight onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 2.1 miContinue straight onto Chavez Trail, heading S.
  17. 1.2 miBear left onto Braille Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  19. 0.1 miSharp left onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading E.
  20. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/beaver-brook-viewpoint-beaver-brook-viewpoint-out-back-3-viewpoints-23-km-f19d

Trail surface

99% dirt1% gravel

Weather

OvercastTemperature 84°F58°
Precip10%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat 82°60°
Sun 81°58° 28%
Mon 79°59° 50%
Tue 77°56° 41%
Wed 77°54° 42%
Thu 82°56° 40%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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