Mount Evans Wilderness

Threemile Creek Trail

14.1 mi · ▲ 3,324 ft · 6 hr 22 min

Threemile Creek Trail is a 14.1-mile out-and-back in Mount Evans Wilderness near Webster, CO. It climbs 3,324 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi8,892 – 11,877 ft · steepest grade: 22%14.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Threemile Creek 39.48163, -105.69321
Nearest town Webster, CO

Directions

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Threemile Creek Trail

14.1 mi · ▲ 3,324 ft · 6 hr 22 min

Elevation 8,892–11,877 ft

Out & Back · Mount Evans Wilderness

Trailhead: Threemile Creek · 39.48163, -105.69321

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 50° · precip 11% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Horses allowed on the whole route · Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Threemile Creek Trail, heading SW.
  2. 7.1 miTurn right onto Rosalie Trail, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftReach Threemile Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Threemile Creek Trail, heading NE.
  5. 7 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

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F50°
Precip11%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 78°54° 18%
Sun 77°56° 28%
Mon 71°54° 41%
Tue 73°50° 38%
Wed 74°52° 52%
Thu 76°52° 48%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.3 mi in (~213 min). Leave by 3:38 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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