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.
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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
- Start on Clear Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Ralston Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Ralston Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miArrive 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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Weather
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
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Clear Creek Trail Trailhead
- Clear Creek Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Clear Creek Trail 2.3 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 3.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft
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