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Warembourg-Lafayette Farms

Rock Creek Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Rock Creek Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Warembourg-Lafayette Farms near Lafayette, CO. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,131 – 5,177 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.98035, -105.08112
Nearest town Lafayette, CO
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Rock Creek Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 5,132–5,178 ft

Out & Back · Warembourg-Lafayette Farms

Trailhead: 39.98035, -105.08112

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 94°F / low 64° · precip 8% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Transit-accessible: South Boulder Rd & Robin Hood St stop 714 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 200 ftTurn left onto Coal Creek Trail, heading E.
  4. 1 miTurn right onto Rock Creek Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Coal Creek Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rock-creek-trail-out-back-5-km-239c

Trail surface

76% gravel18% dirt6% paved

Weather

OvercastTemperature 94°F64°
Precip8%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity31%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 90°64° 25%
Mon 90°70° 26%
Tue 89°61° 25%
Wed 92°61° 23%
Thu 90°66° 21%
Fri 93°62° 16%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: South Boulder Rd & Robin Hood St stop 714 m from the trailhead

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