Bill Moore Lake & North Empire Creek Road via Mill Creek Ridge Trail is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Saint Marys, CO. The route reaches Bill Moore Lake at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 2,557 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi9,991 – 11,503 ft · steepest grade: 26%8.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.80754, -105.66228
Nearest town Saint Marys, CO
Directions
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Bill Moore Lake & North Empire Creek Road via Mill Creek Ridge Trail
8.4 mi · ▲ 2,557 ft · 4 hr 5 min
Elevation 9,990–11,503 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: 39.80754, -105.66228
Weather Sep 4: Light snow, high 73°F / low 51° · precip 30% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start on North Empire Creek Road, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Mill Creek Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 2.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftReach Bill Moore Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto North Empire Creek Road, heading SE.
- 1.1 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
66% other16% dirt18% unspecified
Weather
Light snowTemperature 73°F51°
Precip30%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity32%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°50°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat
68°50°
25%
Sun
75°51°
51%
Mon
66°49°
47%
Tue
69°46°
42%
Wed
73°48°
46%
Thu
73°48°
47%
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
More from this trailhead
- Mill Creek Ridge Trail & North Empire Creek Road 2.8 mi · ▲ 876 ft
- Bill Moore Vista Road & North Empire Creek Road 10 mi · ▲ 2,752 ft
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