Big Dry Creek Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 52 min
Big Dry Creek Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Eastlake, CO. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Big Dry Creek Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 52 min
Elevation 5,158–5,267 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.92834, -104.97813
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 63° · precip 5% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 118 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto I-25 Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left onto I-25 Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 118 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Big Dry Creek Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 81 ft
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