Duke Lake via Clear Creek Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 59 min
Duke Lake via Clear Creek Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Applewood, CO. The route reaches Duke Lake at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 87 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,463 – 5,551 ft3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.77118, -105.15120
Nearest town Applewood, CO
Directions
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Duke Lake via Clear Creek Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 59 min
Elevation 5,462–5,553 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.77118, -105.15120
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 94°F / low 62° · precip 10% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 735 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Duke Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 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
60% paved13% dirt27% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 94°F62°
Feels like84°Precip10%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat
92°67°
Sun
92°64°
15%
Mon
90°75°
39%
Tue
88°69°
29%
Wed
86°67°
33%
Thu
92°68°
31%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 735 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Tucker Gulch–Duke Lake, 3 lakes 11.7 mi · ▲ 525 ft
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