Jenny Creek Trail & Lake Eldora Ski Road

3.7 mi · ▲ 673 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Jenny Creek Trail & Lake Eldora Ski Road is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Eldora, CO. It climbs 673 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,390 – 9,784 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Jenny Creek Trail 39.93478, -105.58011
Nearest town Eldora, CO

Directions

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Jenny Creek Trail & Lake Eldora Ski Road

3.7 mi · ▲ 673 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 9,390–9,783 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Jenny Creek Trail · 39.93478, -105.58011

Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 73°F / low 50° · precip 22% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Transit-accessible: RTD NB1 & NB2 stop 417 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Jenny Creek Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lake Eldora Ski Road, heading W.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Jenny Creek Trail, heading W.
  4. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Jenny Creek, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miReach Lake Eldora Ski Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Jenny Creek Trail, heading E.
  7. 1.3 miBear left onto Lake Eldora Ski Road, heading E.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Jenny Creek Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.3 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

RainTemperature 73°F50°
Precip22%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity38%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°50° 2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 6% rain4 PM: 22% rain5 PM: 12% rain6 PM: 12% rain7 PM: 9% rain8 PM: 22% rain9 PM: 22% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 70°49° 20%
Sun 75°52° 56%
Mon 70°51° 46%
Tue 73°48° 37%
Wed 73°49° 41%
Thu 73°51° 44%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: RTD NB1 & NB2 stop 417 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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