Walnut Creek Trail
2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min
Walnut Creek Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Big Dry Creek Open Space near Wallace Village, CO. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,299 – 5,328 ft2.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.87871, -105.07607
Nearest town Wallace Village, CO
Directions
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Walnut Creek Trail
2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min
Elevation 5,298–5,327 ft
Out & Back · Big Dry Creek Open Space
Trailhead: 39.87871, -105.07607
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 95°F / low 60° · precip 12% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: 104 stop 102 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Walnut Creek Trail / US 36 Bikeway, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Walnut Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach Walnut Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Walnut Creek Trail / US 36 Bikeway, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 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
91% paved1% dirt8% unspecified
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 95°F60°
Feels like79°Precip12%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat
92°65°
Sun
90°63°
18%
Mon
91°75°
39%
Tue
88°70°
24%
Wed
87°67°
26%
Thu
93°69°
26%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 104 stop 102 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Westcliff Trail 4 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Farmers High Line Canal Trail & Westcliff Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 108 ft
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