Jim Creek via Walker Mountain
9.9 mi · ▲ 2,490 ft · 4 hr 33 min
Jim Creek via Walker Mountain is a 9.9-mile out-and-back near Jamestown, CO. It climbs 2,490 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi7,389 – 8,622 ft · steepest grade: 22%10.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.11263, -105.39201
Nearest town Jamestown, CO
Directions
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Jim Creek via Walker Mountain
9.9 mi · ▲ 2,490 ft · 4 hr 33 min
Elevation 7,389–8,621 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.11263, -105.39201
Weather Sep 4: Heavy drizzle, high 83°F / low 60° · precip 10% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Elk Trail, heading SW.
- 1.8 miTurn right onto Walker Mountain, heading W.
- 1.8 miSharp right onto Jim Creek, heading W.
- 1.3 miReach Jim Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miSharp left onto Walker Mountain, heading S.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto Elk Trail, heading E.
- 1.9 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
62% dirt38% unspecified
Weather
Heavy drizzleTemperature 83°F60°
Precip10%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat
80°61°
Sun
84°58°
37%
Mon
82°61°
36%
Tue
78°56°
25%
Wed
80°54°
33%
Thu
84°58°
36%
More from this trailhead
- Elk Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 1,211 ft
- Gillespie Gulch via Elk Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,726 ft
- Elk Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 1,639 ft
- Crook's Nook–Gillespie Gulch Loop, 4 sights 7.4 mi · ▲ 2,169 ft
- Elk Trail–FR 509.1, 5 sights 9.2 mi · ▲ 2,947 ft
- Nugget Hill–Crook's Nook, 6 sights 9.8 mi · ▲ 2,612 ft
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