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Rotella Park

Clear Creek Trail

6 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Clear Creek Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back in Rotella Park near Welby, CO. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,109 – 5,174 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.84129, -104.96710
Nearest town Welby, CO
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Clear Creek Trail

6 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 5,108–5,174 ft

Out & Back · Rotella Park

Trailhead: 39.84129, -104.96710

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 95°F / low 58° · precip 6% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 100 ftTurn left onto Rotella Park path, heading NE.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 350 ftTurn right onto Niver Canal Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miBear right onto Niver Canal Trail (level crossing), heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.9 miTurn right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading S.
  8. 1.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miBear left onto Twin Lakes Park, heading W.
  12. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  14. 100 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  16. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  18. 1.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 0.9 miTurn left onto Niver Canal Trail (level crossing), heading N.
  20. 50 ftBear left onto Niver Canal Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left onto Rotella Park path, heading N.
  22. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  23. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  24. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/clear-creek-trail-out-back-10-km-5251

Trail surface

97% paved1% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 95°F58°
Feels like84°Precip6%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 93°61°
Sun 93°63° 22%
Mon 91°76° 32%
Tue 89°71° 23%
Wed 88°67° 27%
Thu 93°69° 27%

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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