Clear Creek Canyon Park

Beaver Brook Viewpoint–Chavez Viewpoint, 3 viewpoints

9 mi · ▲ 2,553 ft · 4 hr 17 min

Beaver Brook Viewpoint–Chavez Viewpoint, 3 viewpoints is a 9-mile out-and-back in Clear Creek Canyon Park near Cody Park, CO. The route passes Beaver Brook Viewpoint before reaching Chavez Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It climbs 2,553 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,549 – 7,786 ft · steepest grade: 25%9.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.72245, -105.27782
Nearest town Cody Park, CO

Directions

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Beaver Brook Viewpoint–Chavez Viewpoint, 3 viewpoints

9 mi · ▲ 2,553 ft · 4 hr 17 min

Elevation 6,549–7,785 ft

Out & Back · Clear Creek Canyon Park

Trailhead: 39.72245, -105.27782

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 61° · precip 10% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading SW.
  3. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Gudy Gaskill Trail, heading W.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.7 miPass Beaver Brook Viewpoint.
  7. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Chavez Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftPass Chavez Viewpoint.
  10. 150 ftReach Beaver Brook Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading W.
  12. 2.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Gudy Gaskill Trail, heading E.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading SE.
  15. 1.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
  16. 0.3 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

93% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 84°F61°
Precip10%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 84°64°
Sun 84°57° 24%
Mon 82°67° 49%
Tue 81°62° 39%
Wed 79°60° 41%
Thu 84°61° 39%

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