Upper Elk Creek Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 652 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Upper Elk Creek Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Fraser, CO. It climbs 652 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi8,977 – 9,587 ft4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Tunnel 3 Area Road 39.90382, -105.85486
Nearest town Fraser, CO
Directions
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Upper Elk Creek Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 652 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 8,977–9,588 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: Tunnel 3 Area Road · 39.90382, -105.85486
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 73°F / low 44° · precip 15% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
- Start on Tunnel 3 Area Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Upper Iko Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Upper Elk Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right onto D-2 Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Upper Elk Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Upper Iko, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Tunnel 3 Area Road, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
79% dirt21% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 73°F44°
Precip15%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity48%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°40°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat
72°50°
Sun
78°52°
47%
Mon
65°50°
32%
Tue
72°47°
24%
Wed
73°50°
39%
Thu
71°50°
41%
More from Tunnel 3 Area Road Trailhead
- Broken Spade & Zoom Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 420 ft
- Sunken Bridges North Road via Upper Elk Creek Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 515 ft
- Upper Elk Creek Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 649 ft
- Upper Elk Creek Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 828 ft
- Upper Elk Creek Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 854 ft
- Iko Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 650 ft
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