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East Plum Creek Trail

5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 42 min

East Plum Creek Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back near Orsa, CO. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,017 – 6,086 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.41778, -104.90016
Nearest town Orsa, CO
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East Plum Creek Trail

5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 6,018–6,086 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.41778, -104.90016

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 91°F / low 61° · precip 10% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.6 miBear left onto East Plum Creek Trail, heading E.
  3. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  4. 1.9 miReach East Plum Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.9 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  7. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  8. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/east-plum-creek-trail-out-back-8-km-8ce7

Trail surface

72% paved28% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 91°F61°
Precip10%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 89°65° 19%
Sun 88°58° 29%
Mon 88°68° 28%
Tue 86°59° 33%
Wed 83°59° 38%
Thu 87°60° 32%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM — 3 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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