Mill Creek Ridge Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 1,045 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Mill Creek Ridge Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Saint Marys, CO. It climbs 1,045 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi10,201 – 10,821 ft · steepest grade: 35%4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.81200, -105.67051
Nearest town Saint Marys, CO
Directions
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Mill Creek Ridge Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 1,045 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Elevation 10,201–10,821 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: 39.81200, -105.67051
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 70°F / low 50° · precip 13% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Mill Creek Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto North Empire Creek Road, heading SW.
- 1.6 miSharp right onto Bill Moore/Mad Creek Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bill Moore Lake Road, heading W.
- 150 ftReach Mill Creek Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Bill Moore/Mad Creek Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto North Empire Creek Road, heading N.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Mill Creek Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 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 surface
76% dirt23% other1% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 70°F50°
Precip13%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity39%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat
67°52°
25%
Sun
66°53°
43%
Mon
65°48°
43%
Tue
68°45°
45%
Wed
72°47°
44%
Thu
72°48°
38%
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
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