Mount Evans Wilderness

Indian Creek trail 41–Indian Creek trail, 3 sights

8.9 mi · ▲ 1,789 ft · 3 hr 52 min

Indian Creek trail 41–Indian Creek trail, 3 sights is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Evans Wilderness near Blue Valley, CO. It climbs 1,789 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi8,639 – 9,384 ft · steepest grade: 17%9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bear Creek Guard Station Trailhead 39.61999, -105.51021
Nearest town Blue Valley, CO

Directions

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Indian Creek trail 41–Indian Creek trail, 3 sights

8.9 mi · ▲ 1,789 ft · 3 hr 52 min

Elevation 8,640–9,384 ft

Out & Back · Mount Evans Wilderness

Trailhead: Bear Creek Guard Station Trailhead · 39.61999, -105.51021

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 74°F / low 56° · precip 10% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Horses allowed on the whole route · Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lost Creek Trail, heading SW.
  2. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Indian Creek trail 41, heading S.
  3. 3.4 miReach Lost Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 3.3 miContinue straight onto Lost Creek Trail, heading N.
  5. 1.1 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

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 74°F56°
Precip10%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity32%
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun 71°54° 41%
Mon 75°54° 47%
Tue 74°51° 52%
Wed 76°52° 51%
Thu 73°52° 38%
Fri 75°50° 30%

Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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