Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area

Clear Creek Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Clear Creek Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area near Berkeley Gardens, CO. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,194 – 5,246 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.79661, -105.04392
Nearest town Berkeley Gardens, CO

Directions

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Clear Creek Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 5,194–5,247 ft

Out & Back · Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area

Trailhead: 39.79661, -105.04392

Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 96°F / low 60° · precip 10% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SE.
  3. 2.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 2 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

95% paved5% dirt

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 96°F60°
Feels like79°Precip10%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
100°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 94°64°
Sun 92°64° 17%
Mon 91°76° 34%
Tue 89°70° 26%
Wed 88°68° 29%
Thu 93°69° 29%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM — 0 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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