Big Dry Creek Trail (alternate)–Big Dry Creek Trail Loop, 3 sights
2.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 48 min
Big Dry Creek Trail (alternate)–Big Dry Creek Trail Loop, 3 sights is a 2.3-mile loop near Wallace Village, CO. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,355 – 5,430 ft2.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.87627, -105.09506
Nearest town Wallace Village, CO
Directions
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Big Dry Creek Trail (alternate)–Big Dry Creek Trail Loop, 3 sights
2.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 48 min
Elevation 5,355–5,429 ft
Loop
Trailhead: 39.87627, -105.09506
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 178 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Big Dry Creek Trail (alternate), heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Standley Lake Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Standley Lake Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Sunstream Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Big Dry Creek Trail (alternate), heading NE.
- 150 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
44% gravel33% paved7% dirt16% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 178 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Niver Canal Trail & Sunstream Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Wadsworth Parkway Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Standley Lake & Big Dry Creek Trail (alternate) via South Standley Lake Trails 4.2 mi · ▲ 198 ft
- Dover Square Park Trail–Niver Canal Trail, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Standley Lake–Croke Canal Trail, 4 sights 9.1 mi · ▲ 190 ft
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