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Lower Salt Lick Trail–Ryan Creek Trail, 4 sights

5 mi · ▲ 416 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Lower Salt Lick Trail–Ryan Creek Trail, 4 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back near Silverthorne, CO. It climbs 416 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi9,187 – 9,594 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Walden Trail 39.61817, -106.10411
Nearest town Silverthorne, CO
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Lower Salt Lick Trail–Ryan Creek Trail, 4 sights

5 mi · ▲ 416 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 9,185–9,595 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Walden Trail · 39.61817, -106.10411

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 74°F / low 43° · precip 9% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Buffalo Ridge stop 110 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Ryan Creek Trail, heading S.
  2. 1 miTurn left onto Upper Salt Lick Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Upper-Lower Salt Lick Bridge, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Lower Salt Lick Trail, heading SE.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Sluice Box Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left onto Sunrise Trail, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miReach Ryan Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.7 miTurn right onto Sluice Box Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lower Salt Lick Trail, heading W.
  13. 100 ftTurn left onto Upper-Lower Salt Lick Bridge, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Upper Salt Lick Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right onto Ryan Creek Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lower-salt-lick-trail-out-back

Trail surface

60% dirt2% paved38% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 74°F43°
Precip9%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
75°40°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:33 PM
Sat 75°49°
Sun 76°50°
Mon 66°49° 31%
Tue 73°45° 26%
Wed 76°47° 41%
Thu 75°48° 38%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Buffalo Ridge stop 110 m from the trailhead

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