Thorncreek Trail via Big Dry Creek Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 48 min
Thorncreek Trail via Big Dry Creek Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Quail Hill, CO. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Thorncreek Trail via Big Dry Creek Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 48 min
Elevation 5,155–5,242 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Quail Creek Trail · 39.94089, -104.99796
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 63° · precip 5% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Quail Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Orchard Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading E.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Thorncreek Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Thorncreek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Orchard Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Quail Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Quail Creek Trail Trailhead
- Quail Creek Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Bull Reservoir via Big Dry Creek Trail 5 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Lake Link Trail 12.3 mi · ▲ 296 ft
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- Lake Link Trail 12.4 mi · ▲ 297 ft
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