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
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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
- Start on Creekside Trail, heading E.
- 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Creekside Loop, heading NE.
- 1 miBear right onto Chainsaw, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Chainsaw Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Flume Trail, heading W.
- 2.1 miReach Creekside Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.1 miTurn left onto Chainsaw Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Chainsaw, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Creekside Loop, heading E.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Creekside Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 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°
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
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