Van Bibber Creek Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Van Bibber Creek Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Long Lake Regional Park near Quaker Acres, CO. It is mostly level, with 115 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,637 – 5,771 ft4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.81640, -105.18689
Nearest town Quaker Acres, CO
Directions
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Van Bibber Creek Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 5,638–5,771 ft
Out & Back · Long Lake Regional Park
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 left onto Arvada Open Space Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Van Bibber Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Arvada Open Space Trail, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Ralston Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 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
61% paved39% dirt
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
- Tucker Lake & Ralston Creek Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Van Bibber Creek Trail 3.8 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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