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
- Start on Jenny Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lake Eldora Ski Road, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Jenny Creek Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Jenny Creek, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Lake Eldora Ski Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Jenny Creek Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Lake Eldora Ski Road, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Jenny Creek Trail, heading E.
- 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°
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
More from Jenny Creek Trail Trailhead
- Powderhorn Glades & Lake Eldora Ski Road 1.8 mi · ▲ 417 ft
- Gully Glades–Slot Trees, 4 groves 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,195 ft
- Gully Glades–Slot Trees Loop, 7 sights 8.3 mi · ▲ 1,871 ft
- Guinn Mountain–Guinn Mountain Trail, 5 sights 13.2 mi · ▲ 3,054 ft
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