AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Ralston Creek Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 47 min

Ralston Creek Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Maplewood Acres, CO. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,384 – 5,430 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.82367, -105.12769
Nearest town Maplewood Acres, CO
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Ralston Creek Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 47 min

Elevation 5,383–5,431 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.82367, -105.12769

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Ralston Creek Trail, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  4. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 350 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/ralston-creek-trail-out-back-4-km-2504

Trail surface

79% paved11% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM

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