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Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area

Clear Creek Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Clear Creek Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area near Zuni, 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 mi5,194 – 5,259 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Clear Creek Trail 39.81199, -105.01595
Nearest town Zuni, CO
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Clear Creek Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 5,193–5,261 ft

Out & Back · Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area

Trailhead: Clear Creek Trail · 39.81199, -105.01595

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 96°F / low 60° · precip 8% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Clear Creek Trail, heading SE.
  2. 2.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 2.6 miArrive 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-be3e

Trail surface

97% paved3% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 96°F60°
Feels like84°Precip8%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
100°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 93°62°
Sun 93°63° 18%
Mon 92°77° 33%
Tue 89°70° 25%
Wed 89°68° 28%
Thu 93°69° 28%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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