Elk Valley Trail & Willow Creek Trail via Carpenter Peak Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Roxborough State Park near Roxborough, CO. It climbs 803 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,185 – 6,929 ft4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Fountain Valley Trail 39.42944, -105.06961
Nearest town Roxborough, CO
Directions
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Elk Valley Trail & Willow Creek Trail via Carpenter Peak Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 803 ft · 2 hr
Elevation 6,186–6,928 ft
Out & Back · Roxborough State Park
Trailhead: Fountain Valley Trail · 39.42944, -105.06961
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 88°F / low 66° · precip 12% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Willow Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Carpenter Peak Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto South Rim Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Carpenter Peak Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miSharp left onto Elk Valley Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miReach Willow Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Carpenter Peak Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto South Rim Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Carpenter Peak Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left onto Willow Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 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% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 88°F66°
Precip12%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat
87°69°
15%
Sun
85°61°
21%
Mon
87°63°
29%
Tue
86°58°
39%
Wed
79°57°
41%
Thu
88°59°
35%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Fountain Valley Trail Trailhead
- Bear Canyon Trail & Willow Creek Trail via Carpenter Peak Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 585 ft
- Carpenter Peak Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 815 ft
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- Carpenter Peak–Carpenter Peak Trail, 3 sights 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,070 ft
- Carpenter Peak–Fountain Valley Overlook, 4 sights 6.5 mi · ▲ 1,063 ft
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