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Glacier Creek Stock Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Beaver Point, CO. It is mostly level, with 249 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7,796 – 8,068 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.35850, -105.59685
Nearest town Beaver Point, CO

Directions

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Glacier Creek Stock Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 7,794–8,068 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park

Trailhead: 40.35850, -105.59685

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 79°F / low 57° · precip 3% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Moraine Park Campground stop 167 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
  3. 1.1 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 100 ftSharp left onto Lower Cookout, heading SE.
  7. 300 ftContinue straight onto Glacier Creek Stock Trail, heading SE.
  8. 200 ftContinue straight onto Lower Cookout, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Glacier Creek Stock Trail, heading SE.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto Lower Cookout, heading S.
  12. 300 ftSharp right, heading E.
  13. 150 ftTurn left onto Morain Bridge, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  16. 1.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  17. 100 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

96% dirt4% gravel

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 79°F57°
Precip3%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity30%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sun 77°52° 26%
Mon 73°55° 16%
Tue 77°51° 18%
Wed 79°55° 34%
Thu 73°54° 32%
Fri 77°51° 26%

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Transit-accessible: Moraine Park Campground stop 167 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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