Rocky Mountain National Park

Glacier Creek Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 499 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Glacier Creek Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Beaver Point, CO. It climbs 499 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi8,800 – 9,243 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bierstadt Lake/Storm Pass Trailhead 40.32013, -105.62008
Nearest town Beaver Point, CO

Directions

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Glacier Creek Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 499 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 8,799–9,244 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park

Trailhead: Bierstadt Lake/Storm Pass Trailhead · 40.32013, -105.62008

Weather Sep 4: Heavy drizzle, high 75°F / low 52° · precip 10% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Bierstadt Bus Stop stop 296 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Boulder Brook Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miSharp right onto Glacier Creek Trail, heading W.
  5. 2 miSharp right onto Glacier Gorge Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miReach Glacier Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miSharp left onto Glacier Creek Trail, heading SW.
  8. 2 miSharp left onto Boulder Brook Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 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 surface

100% dirt

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 75°F52°
Precip10%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity30%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 74°55°
Sun 73°51° 29%
Mon 70°53° 23%
Tue 73°49° 23%
Wed 75°50° 33%
Thu 77°52° 41%

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Transit-accessible: Bierstadt Bus Stop stop 296 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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