Clear Creek Trail
6.2 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Clear Creek Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area near Zuni, CO. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Clear Creek Trail
6.2 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 5,194–5,272 ft
Out & Back · Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area
Trailhead: Clear Creek Trail · 39.81089, -105.01535
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: Pecos Street & West 64th Avenue (South) stop 780 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Clear Creek Trail, heading S.
- 2.6 miBear right onto Ralston Creek Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Ralston Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 2.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Pecos Street & West 64th Avenue (South) stop 780 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Clear Creek Trail Trailhead
- Gordon Lake via Clear Creek Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Jim Baker Reservoir & Lake Sangraco via Clear Creek Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Clear Creek Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Ralston Creek Trail via Clear Creek Trail 7.6 mi · ▲ 81 ft
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