Glacier Creek Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 527 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Glacier Creek Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Beaver Point, CO. It climbs 527 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Glacier Creek Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 527 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Elevation 8,799–9,244 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park
Trailhead: Bierstadt Lake Trailhead · 40.32045, -105.62353
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 74°F / low 57° · precip 6% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Bierstadt Bus Stop stop 9 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Boulder Brook Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Glacier Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 2 miSharp right onto Glacier Gorge Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Glacier Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Glacier Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 2 miSharp left onto Boulder Brook Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: Bierstadt Bus Stop stop 9 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bierstadt Lake Trailhead Trailhead
- Boulder Brook Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,529 ft
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- Dorsey Lake–Glacier Creek Stock Trail, 4 sights 9.3 mi · ▲ 1,219 ft
- Dream Lake–Bear Lake Loop, 8 sights 10.7 mi · ▲ 2,486 ft
- Hallett Peak–Flattop Mountain, 5 summits 13.3 mi · ▲ 3,921 ft
- Andrews Glacier–The Loch, 7 sights 14.7 mi · ▲ 3,873 ft
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