Indian Creek Trail
11 mi · ▲ 2,020 ft · 4 hr 41 min
Indian Creek Trail is an 11-mile out-and-back in Roxborough State Park near Roxborough, CO. It climbs 2,020 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Indian Creek Trail
11 mi · ▲ 2,020 ft · 4 hr 41 min
Elevation 6,204–7,714 ft
Out & Back · Roxborough State Park
Trailhead: 39.44253, -105.08300
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 65° · precip 14% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Roxborough Connection Trail, heading SE.
- 1.8 miTurn right onto Indian Creek Trail, heading W.
- 3.1 miReach Indian Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.1 miTurn left onto Roxborough Connection Trail, heading N.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.7 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~138 min). Leave by 4:50 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Roxborough Connection Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 655 ft
- Roxborough Connection Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 1,082 ft
- Carpenter Peak & Carpenter Peak Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 962 ft
- Colorado Trail (Segment 1) & Colorado Trail Connection 8 mi · ▲ 1,822 ft
- Fountain Valley Overlook–Carpenter Peak Trail, 3 sights 9.8 mi · ▲ 1,848 ft
- Bear Canyon Trail & Carpenter Peak Trail 10.7 mi · ▲ 2,250 ft
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