Mill Creek Link Trail & Mill Creek Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 742 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Mill Creek Link Trail & Mill Creek Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Lory State Park near Mountain View, CO. It climbs 742 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Mill Creek Link Trail & Mill Creek Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 742 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 5,607–6,156 ft
Out & Back · Lory State Park
Trailhead: 40.56519, -105.17391
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 91°F / low 63° · precip 4% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right onto South Valley Loop, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Mill Creek Link Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Mill Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miReach Mill Creek Link Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn right onto Mill Creek Link Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left onto South Valley Loop, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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