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North Table Mountain Park

Tucker Gulch–Duke Lake, 3 lakes

11.7 mi · ▲ 525 ft · 4 hr 10 min

Tucker Gulch–Duke Lake, 3 lakes is an 11.7-mile out-and-back in North Table Mountain Park near Applewood, CO. The route passes Duke Lake and Tucker Gulch. It climbs 525 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,463 – 6,001 ft12.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.77118, -105.15120
Nearest town Applewood, CO
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Tucker Gulch–Duke Lake, 3 lakes

11.7 mi · ▲ 525 ft · 4 hr 10 min

Elevation 5,462–6,001 ft

Out & Back · North Table Mountain Park

Trailhead: 39.77118, -105.15120

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 94°F / low 62° · precip 10% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 735 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 450 ftTurn left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miPass Duke Lake.
  8. 1.4 miContinue straight onto 44th Avenue Trail, heading W.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
  10. 1.3 miPass Tucker Gulch.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tucker Gulch Trail, heading W.
  12. 1 miTurn right onto Highway 93 Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.8 miReach Tucker Gulch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.8 miTurn left onto Tucker Gulch Trail, heading SW.
  15. 1 miContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SE.
  16. 1.3 miContinue straight onto 44th Avenue Trail, heading NE.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading E.
  18. 1.4 miBear left, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  23. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  24. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tucker-gulch-tucker-gulch-out-back-5-lakes

Trail surface

91% paved2% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 94°F62°
Feels like84°Precip10%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 92°67°
Sun 92°64° 15%
Mon 90°75° 39%
Tue 88°69° 29%
Wed 86°67° 33%
Thu 92°68° 31%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 735 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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