AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Ralston Creek Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 53 min

Ralston Creek Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Lamplighter, 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 – 5,437 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.82585, -105.12833
Nearest town Lamplighter, CO
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Ralston Creek Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 53 min

Elevation 5,383–5,437 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.82585, -105.12833

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Ralston Creek Trail, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  5. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  14. 450 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-e354

Trail surface

81% paved10% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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