Dutch Creek Connector–Dutch Creek Trail, 8 sights is a 10-mile out-and-back near Willow Springs, CO. It climbs 1,514 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,968 – 6,851 ft10.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.60776, -105.17958
Nearest town Willow Springs, CO
Directions
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Dutch Creek Connector–Dutch Creek Trail, 8 sights
10 mi · ▲ 1,514 ft · 4 hr 5 min
Elevation 5,967–6,850 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.60776, -105.17958
Weather Sep 5: Light rain, high 87°F / low 69° · precip 8% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Falcon Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Falcon Traverse Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Juniper Hill Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Wild Chipmunk trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Left Hand Canyon Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Upper Willow Walk, heading SW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Golden Spike Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Upper Hidden Valley Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Golden Spike Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Bradford Trail, heading SE.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Dutch Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Dutch Creek Connector, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Falcon Traverse Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Dutch Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Lark Bunting Loop, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Bradford Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Golden Spike Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Upper Hidden Valley Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Golden Spike Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Upper Willow Walk, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Left Hand Canyon Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Wild Chipmunk trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Juniper Hill Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Falcon Traverse Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Falcon Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 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
100% dirt
Weather
Light rainTemperature 87°F69°
Precip8%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun
86°61°
26%
Mon
83°71°
42%
Tue
85°66°
41%
Wed
86°66°
42%
Thu
86°67°
28%
Fri
87°65°
18%
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