Duke Lake via Clear Creek Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Duke Lake via Clear Creek Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Golden, CO. The route reaches Duke Lake at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 141 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,542 – 5,663 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: 44th Avenue Trail 39.76987, -105.19839
Nearest town Golden, CO

Directions

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Duke Lake via Clear Creek Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 5,540–5,664 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44th Avenue Trail · 39.76987, -105.19839

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: W 44th Ave & Salvia St stop 788 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on 44th Avenue Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading E.
  3. 1.3 miReach Duke Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.3 miSharp right onto 44th Avenue Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.1 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

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: W 44th Ave & Salvia St stop 788 m from the trailhead

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