Niver Creek Open Space

Croke Lake via Grange Hall Creek Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 272 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Croke Lake via Grange Hall Creek Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Niver Creek Open Space near Northglenn, CO. The route reaches Croke Lake. It climbs 272 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,230 – 5,440 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: East 100th Place 39.87772, -104.98365
Nearest town Northglenn, CO

Directions

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Croke Lake via Grange Hall Creek Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 272 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 5,230–5,440 ft

Out & Back · Niver Creek Open Space

Trailhead: East 100th Place · 39.87772, -104.98365

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 95°F / low 62° · precip 6% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Grange Hall Creek Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miPass Croke Lake.
  3. 0.9 miTurn left onto Niver Creek Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Niver Creek-88th Avenue Trail, heading S.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Niver Creek Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Thornton Park & Ride, heading S.
  7. 250 ftReach Croke Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 250 ftTurn left onto Niver Creek Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Niver Creek-88th Avenue Trail, heading E.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Niver Creek Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.8 miTurn right onto Grange Hall Creek Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 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 surface

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 95°F62°
Feels like84°Precip6%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 92°67°
Sun 92°64° 22%
Mon 90°75° 34%
Tue 88°70° 22%
Wed 88°67° 25%
Thu 92°68° 25%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM — 3 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead