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Windy Saddle Park

Beaver Brook Viewpoint–Clear Creek, 6 sights

8.8 mi · ▲ 1,673 ft · 3 hr 46 min

Beaver Brook Viewpoint–Clear Creek, 6 sights is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Windy Saddle Park near Golden, CO. The route passes Tucker Gulch, Clear Creek and Clear Creek before reaching Beaver Brook Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. It climbs 1,673 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,650 – 7,011 ft · steepest grade: 15%10.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.76880, -105.23543
Nearest town Golden, CO
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Beaver Brook Viewpoint–Clear Creek, 6 sights

8.8 mi · ▲ 1,673 ft · 3 hr 46 min

Elevation 5,650–7,011 ft

Out & Back · Windy Saddle Park

Trailhead: 39.76880, -105.23543

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 92°F / low 66° · precip 9% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Washington St & Iowa St stop 462 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  3. 450 ftContinue straight onto Highway 93 Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miBear right onto Tucker Gulch Trail, heading SE.
  5. 1 miPass Tucker Gulch.
  6. 400 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miPass Clear Creek.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Kids Pump Track, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading E.
  10. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 100 ftPass Clear Creek.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miBear left onto US 6 Trail, heading W.
  16. 400 ftBear left onto Chimney Gulch Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Lookout Mountain Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 100 ftReach Beaver Brook Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Chimney Gulch Trail, heading NE.
  22. 1.5 miBear right, heading E.
  23. 0.6 miBear right onto US 6 Trail, heading NE.
  24. 400 ftBear right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading N.
  25. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right onto Kids Pump Track, heading NE.
  28. 50 ftTurn right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading N.
  29. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tucker Gulch Trail, heading N.
  30. 1 miBear left onto Highway 93 Trail, heading W.
  31. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  32. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/beaver-brook-viewpoint-clear-creek-out-back-8-lakes-10-km

Trail surface

48% paved47% dirt1% gravel1% boardwalk3% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 92°F66°
Feels like83°Precip9%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 90°70°
Sun 88°63° 19%
Mon 86°71° 47%
Tue 86°67° 35%
Wed 83°65° 37%
Thu 89°65° 36%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Washington St & Iowa St stop 462 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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