Arapaho National Forest

Creekside Loop & Flume Trail via Chainsaw Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 436 ft · 3 hr 3 min

Creekside Loop & Flume Trail via Chainsaw Trail is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Fraser, CO. It climbs 436 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi8,806 – 9,036 ft8.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Creekside Trail 39.90788, -105.88105
Nearest town Fraser, CO

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Creekside Loop & Flume Trail via Chainsaw Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 436 ft · 3 hr 3 min

Elevation 8,807–9,037 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Creekside Trail · 39.90788, -105.88105

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 76°F / low 46° · precip 15% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Creekside Trail, heading E.
  2. 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
  3. 1 miContinue straight onto Creekside Loop, heading NE.
  4. 1 miBear right onto Chainsaw, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Chainsaw Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Flume Trail, heading W.
  7. 2.1 miReach Creekside Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 2.1 miTurn left onto Chainsaw Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Chainsaw, heading E.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Creekside Loop, heading E.
  11. 1 miContinue straight onto Creekside Trail, heading SW.
  12. 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 76°F46°
Precip15%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity40%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°45° 2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 4% rain4 PM: 9% rain5 PM: 9% rain6 PM: 7% rain7 PM: 6% rain8 PM: 15% rain9 PM: 6% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat 73°52°
Sun 79°54° 42%
Mon 66°52° 28%
Tue 73°49° 21%
Wed 75°52° 37%
Thu 73°52° 40%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

More from Creekside Trail Trailhead