Horseshoe Creek
3.8 mi · ▲ 259 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Horseshoe Creek is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Caribou Ranch Open Space near Caribou City, CO. It climbs 259 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi9,692 – 9,853 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.00604, -105.56161
Nearest town Caribou City, CO
Directions
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Horseshoe Creek
3.8 mi · ▲ 259 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 9,692–9,852 ft
Out & Back · Caribou Ranch Open Space
Trailhead: 40.00604, -105.56161
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 72°F / low 51° · precip 23% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 1.6 miSharp right onto Horseshoe Creek, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Horseshoe Creek Spur, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left onto Horseshoe Creek, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach Horseshoe Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Horseshoe Creek Spur, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left onto Horseshoe Creek, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
86% dirt14% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 72°F51°
Precip23%Wind14 mphUV8Humidity41%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°50°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat
69°50°
18%
Sun
73°54°
56%
Mon
67°49°
45%
Tue
70°46°
33%
Wed
70°47°
38%
Thu
70°48°
42%
More from this trailhead
- Pomeroy Mountain 4.9 mi · ▲ 375 ft
- Boulder County Hill Cutoff 5.4 mi · ▲ 430 ft
- Caribou Road 5.9 mi · ▲ 575 ft
- Coon Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 545 ft
- Anchor Cutoff 6.3 mi · ▲ 483 ft
- Caribou Road 7.3 mi · ▲ 750 ft
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