Tucker Lake & Ralston Creek Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 59 min
Tucker Lake & Ralston Creek Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Quaker Acres, CO. The route passes Tucker Lake before reaching Tucker Lake at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,637 – 5,761 ft3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.81640, -105.18689
Nearest town Quaker Acres, CO
Directions
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Tucker Lake & Ralston Creek Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 59 min
Elevation 5,638–5,762 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.81640, -105.18689
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 91°F / low 65° · precip 9% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ralston Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Tucker Lake.
- 0.3 miReach Tucker Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 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% paved
Weather
OvercastTemperature 91°F65°
Precip9%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity29%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sun
89°62°
23%
Mon
88°75°
38%
Tue
88°69°
28%
Wed
88°68°
35%
Thu
89°70°
28%
Fri
91°69°
20%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Ralston Creek Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Van Bibber Creek Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 115 ft
- Van Bibber Creek Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 115 ft
- Van Bibber Creek Trail 4 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Van Bibber Creek Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Lichen Peak & Fairmont Canal Trail via North Table Loop Trail 15.4 mi · ▲ 1,173 ft
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