Ralston Creek Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 49 min

Ralston Creek Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Maplewood Acres, CO. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,384 – 5,433 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.82405, -105.12836
Nearest town Maplewood Acres, CO

Directions

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Ralston Creek Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 49 min

Elevation 5,383–5,433 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.82405, -105.12836

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Ralston Creek Trail, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  6. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  8. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 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

76% paved11% dirt13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM

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