Salmon Lake–Rock Creek Trail, 4 sights
15.2 mi · ▲ 2,633 ft · 6 hr 23 min
Salmon Lake–Rock Creek Trail, 4 sights is a 15.2-mile out-and-back near Slate Creek, CO. The route reaches Salmon Lake at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It climbs 2,633 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Salmon Lake–Rock Creek Trail, 4 sights
15.2 mi · ▲ 2,633 ft · 6 hr 23 min
Elevation 9,449–11,289 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Rock Creek Trail · 39.71110, -106.16681
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 74°F / low 44° · precip 12% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rock Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Gore Range Trail, heading E.
- 5.1 miSharp right onto Willow Lake Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Salmon Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Salmon Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Willow Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 1.7 miSharp left onto Gore Range Trail, heading NW.
- 5.1 miSharp right onto Rock Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Rock Creek Trail Trailhead
- Rock Creek Trail via Gore Range Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 527 ft
- BOULDER LAKE & Rock Creek Trail via Gore Range Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 1,318 ft
- Pebble Creek Trail & Rock Creek Trail via Gore Range Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 924 ft
- Boulder Creek Trail & Rock Creek Trail via Gore Range Trail 7.2 mi · ▲ 1,419 ft
- Boulder Creek Trail & Rock Creek Trail via Gore Range Trail 8.5 mi · ▲ 1,574 ft
- Harrigan Creek Trail–Not Rock Creek Trail, 3 sights 13.7 mi · ▲ 2,615 ft
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