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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 300 ftReach Blunn Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Ralston Creek Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 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

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