AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Little Dry Creek Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr

Little Dry Creek Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Hidden Lake, CO. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,240 – 5,319 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.82328, -105.02966
Nearest town Hidden Lake, CO
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Little Dry Creek Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 5,240–5,318 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.82328, -105.02966

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 95°F / low 60° · precip 8% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: Westminster stop 70 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Little Dry Creek Trail, heading SW.
  8. 1.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 1.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/little-dry-creek-trail-out-back-5-km-051e

Trail surface

90% paved10% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 95°F60°
Feels like84°Precip8%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 92°63°
Sun 93°63° 18%
Mon 91°76° 33%
Tue 89°70° 25%
Wed 88°68° 28%
Thu 93°69° 28%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Westminster stop 70 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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