Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area

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.

Elevation

0 mi5,194 – 5,273 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Clear Creek Trail 39.81089, -105.01535
Nearest town Zuni, CO

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Clear Creek Trail, heading S.
  2. 2.6 miBear right onto Ralston Creek Trail, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right onto Ralston Creek Trail, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading NE.
  7. 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.

Trail surface

97% paved3% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Pecos Street & West 64th Avenue (South) stop 780 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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