Arapaho National Forest

Darling Creek Trail & Williams Fork Boardwalk Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min

Darling Creek Trail & Williams Fork Boardwalk Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Leal, CO. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi8,951 – 8,980 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Darling Creek 39.79664, -106.02481
Nearest town Leal, CO

Directions

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Darling Creek Trail & Williams Fork Boardwalk Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min

Elevation 8,950–8,980 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Darling Creek · 39.79664, -106.02481

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 48° · precip 8% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Darling Creek Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto South Fork Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miBear right onto Williams Fork Boardwalk, heading SW.
  4. 0.9 miReach Darling Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.9 miBear left onto South Fork Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Darling Creek Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

83% dirt17% boardwalk

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F48°
Precip8%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity27%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°45°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat 77°52°
Sun 77°53° 42%
Mon 67°52° 32%
Tue 74°47° 20%
Wed 76°50° 36%
Thu 75°51° 40%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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