Glacier Creek Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 523 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Glacier Creek Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Beaver Point, CO. It climbs 523 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Glacier Creek Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 523 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 8,704–9,244 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park
Trailhead: 40.32050, -105.60890
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 76°F / low 53° · precip 10% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Sprague Lake Bus Stop stop 414 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Glacier Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 2 miReach Glacier Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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.
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Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: Sprague Lake Bus Stop stop 414 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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