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Pineridge Natural Area

Ridge Trail–Spring Creek Trail, 3 sights

4 mi · ▲ 201 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Ridge Trail–Spring Creek Trail, 3 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Pineridge Natural Area near Drakes, CO. It is mostly level, with 201 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,069 – 5,256 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Spring Creek Trail 40.55158, -105.11320
Nearest town Drakes, CO
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Ridge Trail–Spring Creek Trail, 3 sights

4 mi · ▲ 201 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 5,068–5,257 ft

Out & Back · Pineridge Natural Area

Trailhead: Spring Creek Trail · 40.55158, -105.11320

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Transit-accessible: Drake & Taft Hill stop 128 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Spring Creek Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miBear left onto Neighborhood Access Trail, heading W.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miBear left onto Foothills Trail, heading SW.
  10. 450 ftTurn left onto Valley Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miReach Spring Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right onto Foothills Trail, heading N.
  13. 500 ftBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Neighborhood Access Trail, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  17. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  18. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftBear right onto Spring Creek Trail, heading E.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  23. 150 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/ridge-trail-spring-creek-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

67% dirt33% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Drake & Taft Hill stop 128 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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