Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area

Clear Creek Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 47 min

Clear Creek Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area near Berkeley Gardens, CO. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,230 – 5,259 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.79768, -105.03274
Nearest town Berkeley Gardens, CO

Directions

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Clear Creek Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 47 min

Elevation 5,230–5,261 ft

Out & Back · Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area

Trailhead: 39.79768, -105.03274

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 96°F / low 60° · precip 9% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 400 ftTurn right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading NW.
  3. 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 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 surface

93% paved7% dirt

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 96°F60°
Feels like81°Precip9%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
100°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 93°63°
Sun 93°63° 18%
Mon 92°76° 32%
Tue 89°70° 26%
Wed 88°68° 29%
Thu 93°69° 29%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:08 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:29 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:56 PM.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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