BOULDER LAKE & Rock Creek Trail via Gore Range Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 1,318 ft · 2 hr 26 min

BOULDER LAKE & Rock Creek Trail via Gore Range Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Slate Creek, CO. The route passes BOULDER LAKE before reaching Boulder Lake at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 1,318 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,449 – 10,112 ft · steepest grade: 21%5.4 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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BOULDER LAKE & Rock Creek Trail via Gore Range Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 1,318 ft · 2 hr 26 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. 1.8 miBear left onto Boulder Creek Trail, heading SW.
  4. 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miReach BOULDER LAKE, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 50 ftPass Boulder Lake.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miBear right onto Gore Range Trail, heading NE.
  9. 1.8 miBear left onto Rock Creek Trail, heading E.
  10. 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

35% dirt65% 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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