AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Chatfield State Park

Plum Creek Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Plum Creek Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Chatfield State Park near Acequia, CO. It is mostly level, with 87 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,463 – 5,578 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.52184, -105.04671
Nearest town Acequia, CO
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Plum Creek Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 5,465–5,578 ft

Out & Back · Chatfield State Park

Trailhead: 39.52184, -105.04671

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 92°F / low 63° · precip 9% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left onto Plum Creek Trail, heading NE.
  13. 100 ftReach Plum Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto High Line Canal Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  25. 0.4 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/plum-creek-trail-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

21% dirt20% paved20% gravel6% sand33% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 92°F63°
Feels like80°Precip9%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 90°66°
Sun 91°62° 21%
Mon 90°68° 30%
Tue 89°61° 35%
Wed 87°60° 38%
Thu 90°62° 33%

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