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Rotella Park

Clear Creek Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Clear Creek Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Rotella Park near Welby, CO. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,109 – 5,161 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rotella Park path 39.84155, -104.96526
Nearest town Welby, CO
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Clear Creek Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Elevation 5,108–5,161 ft

Out & Back · Rotella Park

Trailhead: Rotella Park path · 39.84155, -104.96526

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 95°F / low 58° · precip 6% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Rotella Park path, heading NE.
  2. 250 ftTurn right onto Niver Canal Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miBear right onto Niver Canal Trail (level crossing), heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.9 miTurn right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SW.
  6. 1.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  14. 1.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.9 miTurn left onto Niver Canal Trail (level crossing), heading N.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto Niver Canal Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left onto Rotella Park path, heading W.
  18. 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-9-km-7aab

Trail surface

97% paved1% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 95°F58°
Feels like84°Precip6%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 93°61°
Sun 93°63° 22%
Mon 91°76° 32%
Tue 89°71° 23%
Wed 88°67° 27%
Thu 93°69° 27%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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