Blunn Reservoir via Ralston Creek Trail
1.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 35 min
Blunn Reservoir via Ralston Creek Trail is a 1.7-mile out-and-back near Apple Meadows, CO. The route reaches Blunn Reservoir at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,804 – 5,843 ft1.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.81631, -105.21564
Nearest town Apple Meadows, CO
Directions
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Blunn Reservoir via Ralston Creek Trail
1.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 35 min
Elevation 5,805–5,843 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.81631, -105.21564
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 91°F / low 65° · precip 5% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 300 ftReach Blunn Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Ralston Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
92% paved7% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 91°F65°
Precip5%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sun
87°62°
25%
Mon
84°71°
41%
Tue
86°67°
29%
Wed
87°67°
37%
Thu
87°68°
29%
Fri
89°67°
21%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Van Bibber Creek Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Ralston Creek Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Ralston Creek Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Ralston Creek Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Ralston Creek Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 165 ft
- Van Bibber Creek Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 137 ft
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