Ralston Creek Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 188 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Ralston Creek Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Long Lake Regional Park near Apple Meadows, CO. It is mostly level, with 188 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,571 – 5,761 ft5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.81315, -105.20461
Nearest town Apple Meadows, CO
Directions
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Ralston Creek Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 188 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 5,570–5,761 ft
Out & Back · Long Lake Regional Park
Trailhead: 39.81315, -105.20461
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 91°F / low 65° · precip 9% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 400 ftBear left, heading E.
- 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 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Ralston Cr Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ralston Creek Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Ralston Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left onto Ralston Cr Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ralston Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Arvada Open Space Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 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
78% paved22% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 91°F65°
Precip9%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity27%
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun
88°62°
24%
Mon
84°71°
38%
Tue
86°67°
30%
Wed
88°67°
36%
Thu
88°68°
28%
Fri
90°67°
20%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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