Arapaho National Forest

Upper Elk Creek Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 828 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Upper Elk Creek Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Fraser, CO. It climbs 828 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,521 – 10,319 ft4.6 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

4.5 mi · ▲ 828 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 9,521–10,319 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

  1. Start on Tunnel 3 Area Road, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftBear right onto Upper Iko Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.6 miSharp right onto Upper Elk Creek Trail, heading SW.
  4. 1.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1.7 miSharp left onto Upper Iko, heading W.
  6. 0.6 miBear left onto Tunnel 3 Area Road, heading NW.
  7. 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

100% dirt

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 73°F44°
Precip15%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity48%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°40° 2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 4% rain4 PM: 11% rain5 PM: 11% rain6 PM: 6% rain7 PM: 6% rain8 PM: 15% rain9 PM: 8% rain10 PM: 4% rain11 PM: 2% rain
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%

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