outcrops of the Pierre, Fox Hills, Laramie and Arapahoe formations & Clear Creek via Welch Ditch Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Clear Creek Canyon Park (JCOS) near Golden, CO. The route passes Clear Creek before reaching outcrops of the Pierre, Fox Hills, Laramie and Arapahoe formations at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 234 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,738 – 5,840 ft3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.75031, -105.25040
Nearest town Golden, CO
Directions
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outcrops of the Pierre, Fox Hills, Laramie and Arapahoe formations & Clear Creek via Welch Ditch Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 234 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 5,738–5,839 ft
Out & Back · Clear Creek Canyon Park (JCOS)
Trailhead: 39.75031, -105.25040
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 92°F / low 66° · precip 7% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Welch Ditch Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miPass Clear Creek.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Chimney Gulch Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto US 6 Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach outcrops of the Pierre, Fox Hills, Laramie and Arapahoe formations, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Chimney Gulch Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Welch Ditch Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 350 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
41% dirt29% paved30% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 92°F66°
Precip7%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat
90°68°
Sun
87°62°
26%
Mon
86°71°
41%
Tue
86°67°
34%
Wed
83°65°
40%
Thu
89°65°
29%
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Clear Creek & Welch Ditch Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 240 ft
- Clear Creek Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 257 ft
- Clear Creek Trail 4 mi · ▲ 264 ft
- Mount Zion Viewpoint & Clear Creek via Chimney Gulch Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 1,504 ft
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