Ralston Creek Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 41 min
Ralston Creek Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Long Lake Regional Park near Apple Meadows, CO. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,647 – 5,761 ft2.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.81315, -105.20461
Nearest town Apple Meadows, CO
Directions
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Ralston Creek Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 41 min
Elevation 5,646–5,761 ft
Out & Back · Long Lake Regional Park
Trailhead: 39.81315, -105.20461
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Arvada Open Space Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Ralston Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Ralston Cr Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ralston Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Arvada Open Space Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
56% paved44% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:29 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
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