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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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 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.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Clear Creek Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Clear Creek Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Jim Baker Reservoir & Lake Sangraco via Clear Creek Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Clear Creek Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Clear Creek Trail 3 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Clear Creek Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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