Orchard Trail & Thorncreek Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 54 min
Orchard Trail & Thorncreek Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Quail Hill, 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.
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Orchard Trail & Thorncreek Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 54 min
Elevation 5,155–5,242 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.94635, -104.99255
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 63° · precip 5% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Orchard Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading E.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Thorncreek Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Orchard Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Orchard Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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