Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area

Clear Creek Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 51 min

Clear Creek Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area near Berkeley Gardens, CO. It is mostly level, with 29 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,227 – 5,259 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.80110, -105.03472
Nearest town Berkeley Gardens, CO

Directions

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Clear Creek Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 51 min

Elevation 5,226–5,261 ft

Out & Back · Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area

Trailhead: 39.80110, -105.03472

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SW.
  3. 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
  5. 0.1 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

100% paved

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 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM — 8 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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