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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Boulder Brook Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Glacier Creek Trail, heading W.
- 2 miSharp right onto Glacier Gorge Trail, heading N.
- 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 right, heading NW.
- 50 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 296 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bierstadt Lake/Storm Pass Trailhead Trailhead
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- Bierstadt Lake–Bierstadt Lake Trail Loop, 3 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 742 ft
- Bierstadt Lake–Bierstadt Lake Trail Loop, 4 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 950 ft
- Bierstadt Lake Trail–Hollowell Park Trail, 3 sights 7.6 mi · ▲ 1,758 ft
- Estes Cone–Storm Pass, 3 summits 9.3 mi · ▲ 2,278 ft
- Peacock Pool–Boulder Brook Trail, 3 sights 14.2 mi · ▲ 4,004 ft
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