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Fourmile Creek & Sourdough Trail

10.9 mi · ▲ 1,736 ft · 4 hr 30 min

Fourmile Creek & Sourdough Trail is a 10.9-mile out-and-back near Ward, CO. It climbs 1,736 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi8,951 – 10,292 ft · steepest grade: 18%11.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.07981, -105.53162
Nearest town Ward, CO
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Directions

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Fourmile Creek & Sourdough Trail

10.9 mi · ▲ 1,736 ft · 4 hr 30 min

Elevation 8,950–10,292 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.07981, -105.53162

Weather Sep 5: Rain, high 67°F / low 53° · precip 9% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 400 ftContinue straight onto Waldrop Trail, heading NW.
  3. 300 ftContinue straight onto Sourdough Trail, heading NW.
  4. 300 ftBear left onto Left Hand Reservoir Road, heading S.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Sourdough Trail, heading SW.
  6. 2.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 1.3 miSharp right onto Fourmile Creek, heading E.
  8. 1.4 miReach Sourdough Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  10. 1.3 miTurn right onto Sourdough Trail, heading NW.
  11. 2.6 miContinue straight onto Left Hand Reservoir Road, heading NW.
  12. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  13. 300 ftContinue straight onto Waldrop Trail, heading NW.
  14. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/fourmile-creek-sourdough-trail-out-back-18-km

Trail surface

73% dirt27% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 67°F53°
Precip9%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity40%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun 65°50° 38%
Mon 66°47° 26%
Tue 71°44° 33%
Wed 72°48° 37%
Thu 68°47° 33%
Fri 70°45° 29%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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