AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Quail Creek Trail & Thorncreek Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Quail Creek Trail & Thorncreek Trail is an 8.6-mile out-and-back near Broadlands, CO. It is mostly level, with 217 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,154 – 5,325 ft9.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.95665, -105.04013
Nearest town Broadlands, CO
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Quail Creek Trail & Thorncreek Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Elevation 5,155–5,324 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.95665, -105.04013

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 92°F / low 63° · precip 5% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  4. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left onto Lake Link Trail, heading SE.
  6. 1.5 miBear left onto Quail Creek Trail / Lake Link Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Lake Link Trail, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 100 ftContinue straight onto Quail Creek Trail, heading E.
  10. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  11. 1.2 miBear left, heading E.
  12. 0.6 miTurn right onto Orchard Trail, heading E.
  13. 50 ftSharp left onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading E.
  14. 400 ftContinue straight onto Thorncreek Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.5 miReach Quail Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading N.
  17. 400 ftSharp right onto Orchard Trail, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto Quail Creek Trail, heading NW.
  19. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  20. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 350 ftTurn left onto Lake Link Trail, heading N.
  22. 150 ftTurn right onto Quail Creek Trail / Lake Link Trail, heading N.
  23. 0.2 miBear right onto Lake Link Trail, heading N.
  24. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 1.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  26. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  27. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  28. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  29. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/quail-creek-trail-thorncreek-trail-out-back-14-km

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 92°F63°
Precip5%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity31%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 90°60° 23%
Mon 89°69° 27%
Tue 88°61° 25%
Wed 91°60° 24%
Thu 89°63° 21%
Fri 90°61° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.3 mi in (~104 min). Leave by 5:24 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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