Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area

Clear Creek Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Clear Creek Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area near Berkeley Gardens, CO. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,230 – 5,273 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Clear Creek Trail 39.79748, -105.03426
Nearest town Berkeley Gardens, CO

Directions

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Clear Creek Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 5,230–5,272 ft

Out & Back · Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area

Trailhead: Clear Creek Trail · 39.79748, -105.03426

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

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

  1. Start on Clear Creek Trail, heading NW.
  2. 1.1 miBear right onto Ralston Creek Trail, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SW.
  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. 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

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

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

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