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Autrey Park

Frank Varra Pond via Rock Creek Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 44 min

Frank Varra Pond via Rock Creek Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Autrey Park near Rock Creek, CO. The route reaches Frank Varra Pond at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,378 – 5,483 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.93047, -105.15866
Nearest town Rock Creek, CO
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Frank Varra Pond via Rock Creek Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 44 min

Elevation 5,379–5,483 ft

Out & Back · Autrey Park

Trailhead: 39.93047, -105.15866

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Rock Creek Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Beginner's Flow Track, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Rock Creek Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 100 ftReach Frank Varra Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Beginner's Flow Track, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Creek Trail, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  20. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  22. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/frank-varra-pond-frank-varra-pond-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

79% paved11% gravel8% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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