Boulder Creek Trail & Rock Creek Trail via Gore Range Trail

7.2 mi · ▲ 1,419 ft · 3 hr 7 min

Boulder Creek Trail & Rock Creek Trail via Gore Range Trail is a 7.2-mile out-and-back near Slate Creek, CO. It climbs 1,419 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,449 – 10,112 ft · steepest grade: 23%7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rock Creek Trail 39.71110, -106.16681
Nearest town Slate Creek, CO

Directions

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Boulder Creek Trail & Rock Creek Trail via Gore Range Trail

7.2 mi · ▲ 1,419 ft · 3 hr 7 min

Elevation 9,449–10,112 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Rock Creek Trail · 39.71110, -106.16681

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 74°F / low 44° · precip 12% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Rock Creek Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.5 miBear right onto Gore Range Trail, heading SW.
  3. 2.1 miBear right onto Boulder Creek Trail, heading E.
  4. 1 miReach Rock Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1 miBear left onto Gore Range Trail, heading SW.
  6. 2.1 miBear left onto Rock Creek Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 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

26% dirt74% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 74°F44°
Precip12%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity26%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°40°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:33 PM
Sat 73°51°
Sun 80°53° 39%
Mon 64°49° 32%
Tue 73°45° 18%
Wed 76°47° 34%
Thu 75°48° 40%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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