Thorncreek Trail via Big Dry Creek Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Thorncreek Trail via Big Dry Creek Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Eastlake, CO. It is mostly level, with 217 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Thorncreek Trail via Big Dry Creek Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 5,151–5,243 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.93712, -104.97129
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Thorncreek Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Orchard Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Thorncreek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Thorncreek Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- McKay Creek Trail–Orchard Trail, 3 sights 8.5 mi · ▲ 270 ft
- Community Ditch Trail–Quail Creek Trail, 3 sights 15.1 mi · ▲ 455 ft
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