Ralston Creek Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Ralston Creek Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Long Lake Regional Park near Apple Meadows, CO. It is mostly level, with 164 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,653 – 5,827 ft3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.81692, -105.21348
Nearest town Apple Meadows, CO
Directions
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Ralston Creek Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 5,654–5,826 ft
Out & Back · Long Lake Regional Park
Trailhead: 39.81692, -105.21348
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 90°F / low 65° · precip 5% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Arvada Open Space Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Ralston Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Arvada Open Space Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 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 surface
75% paved25% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 90°F65°
Precip5%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity29%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sun
88°60°
23%
Mon
84°71°
38%
Tue
86°67°
28%
Wed
87°67°
35%
Thu
87°68°
28%
Fri
89°67°
20%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Blunn Reservoir via Ralston Creek Trail 1.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Van Bibber Creek Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Ralston Creek Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 162 ft
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