Darling Creek Trail & Williams Fork Boardwalk Trail
12.4 mi · ▲ 3,230 ft · 5 hr 45 min
Darling Creek Trail & Williams Fork Boardwalk Trail is a 12.4-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Leal, CO. It climbs 3,230 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Darling Creek Trail & Williams Fork Boardwalk Trail
12.4 mi · ▲ 3,230 ft · 5 hr 45 min
Elevation 8,959–12,184 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: Williams Fork Boardwalk Trail · 39.79409, -106.02999
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 48° · precip 8% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start on Williams Fork Boardwalk Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear left onto South Fork Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Darling Creek Trail, heading N.
- 5.2 miReach Williams Fork Boardwalk Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 5.2 miContinue straight onto South Fork Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Williams Fork Boardwalk, heading SW.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.7 mi in (~216 min). Leave by 3:36 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
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