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.

Elevation

0 mi9,449 – 11,290 ft · steepest grade: 18%15.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rock Creek Trail 39.71110, -106.16681
Nearest town Slate Creek, CO

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Rock Creek Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.5 miSharp left onto Gore Range Trail, heading E.
  3. 5.1 miSharp right onto Willow Lake Trail, heading W.
  4. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Salmon Lake Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miReach Salmon Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Willow Lake Trail, heading NE.
  7. 1.7 miSharp left onto Gore Range Trail, heading NW.
  8. 5.1 miSharp right onto Rock Creek Trail, heading NE.
  9. 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.

Trail surface

88% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 74°F44°
Precip12%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity26%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°40°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:33 PM
Sat 73°51°
Sun 80°53° 39%
Mon 64°49° 32%
Tue 73°45° 18%
Wed 76°47° 34%
Thu 75°48° 40%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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