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Rotella Park

Clear Creek Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 53 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 53 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 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rotella Park path 39.84146, -104.96324
Nearest town Welby, CO
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Clear Creek Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Elevation 5,108–5,161 ft

Out & Back · Rotella Park

Trailhead: Rotella Park path · 39.84146, -104.96324

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 95°F / low 58° · precip 11% · wind 5 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 SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  5. 250 ftTurn right onto Niver Canal Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miBear right onto Niver Canal Trail (level crossing), heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.9 miTurn right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading S.
  9. 1.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  13. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  15. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  17. 1.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 0.9 miTurn left onto Niver Canal Trail (level crossing), heading N.
  19. 50 ftBear left onto Niver Canal Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left onto Rotella Park path, heading N.
  21. 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
  22. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  24. 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-cbe9

Trail surface

96% paved1% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 95°F58°
Feels like81°Precip11%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 93°62°
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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