AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Clear Creek Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 52 min

Clear Creek Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Westhaven, CO. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,332 – 5,384 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.77081, -105.10811
Nearest town Westhaven, CO
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Clear Creek Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 52 min

Elevation 5,331–5,385 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.77081, -105.10811

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 64° · precip 5% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Kipling St & W 40th Ave stop 118 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftSharp right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miBear right onto Kipling Crossing Loop, Iris St to Moore St, Clear Creek, heading E.
  6. 150 ftBear left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SE.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Kipling Crossing Loop, Iris St to Moore St, Clear Creek, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  10. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Field Street, heading N.
  12. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 450 ftTurn left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  16. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 450 ftTurn left onto Field Street, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right onto Kipling Crossing Loop, Iris St to Moore St, Clear Creek, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
  21. 100 ftBear right onto Kipling Crossing Loop, Iris St to Moore St, Clear Creek, heading W.
  22. 150 ftBear left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
  23. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  24. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 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-4-km-385c

Trail surface

70% paved14% dirt16% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F64°
Precip5%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity29%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 90°63° 22%
Mon 89°76° 33%
Tue 89°69° 33%
Wed 89°69° 33%
Thu 89°71° 25%
Fri 92°70° 16%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Kipling St & W 40th Ave stop 118 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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