AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Ralston Creek Trail

4 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Ralston Creek Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back near Lamplighter, CO. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,420 – 5,522 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

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

4 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 5,421–5,523 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. 0.2 miTurn right onto Ralston Creek Trail, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 1.2 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 1.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miArrive 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-6-km-a417

Trail surface

88% paved12% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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