Rock Creek Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 258 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Rock Creek Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Autrey Park near Rock Creek, CO. It climbs 258 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,387 – 5,617 ft4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.93528, -105.13975
Nearest town Rock Creek, CO
Directions
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Rock Creek Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 258 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 5,388–5,617 ft
Out & Back · Autrey Park
Trailhead: 39.93528, -105.13975
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 653 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Rock Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Beginner's Flow Track, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto McCaslin Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Rock Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Beginner's Flow Track, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Rock Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 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
83% paved6% dirt1% boardwalk10% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 653 m from the trailhead
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