Boulder Creek Trail–Harrigan Creek Trail, 3 sights

12.9 mi · ▲ 1,838 ft · 5 hr 13 min

Boulder Creek Trail–Harrigan Creek Trail, 3 sights is a 12.9-mile out-and-back near Slate Creek, CO. It climbs 1,838 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi8,901 – 10,079 ft · steepest grade: 19%13.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Not Rock Creek Trail 39.73878, -106.14646
Nearest town Slate Creek, CO

Directions

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Boulder Creek Trail–Harrigan Creek Trail, 3 sights

12.9 mi · ▲ 1,838 ft · 5 hr 13 min

Elevation 8,903–10,081 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Not Rock Creek Trail · 39.73878, -106.14646

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 51° · precip 6% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start on Not Rock Creek Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 2.2 miTurn left onto Harrigan Creek Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miBear left onto Gore Range Trail, heading SW.
  5. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Boulder Creek Trail, heading SW.
  6. 1.9 miReach Not Rock Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Gore Range Trail, heading NE.
  8. 1.4 miBear right onto Harrigan Creek Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 2.2 miTurn right onto Not Rock Creek Trail, heading SE.
  11. 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.

Trail surface

70% dirt30% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F51°
Precip6%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity33%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sun 77°53°
Mon 67°50° 23%
Tue 75°45° 21%
Wed 76°49° 36%
Thu 74°48° 35%
Fri 75°46° 27%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash