West Creek Road & West Creek Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 1,144 ft · 2 hr 30 min
West Creek Road & West Creek Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Comanche Peak Wilderness near Glen Haven, CO. It climbs 1,144 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi7,481 – 7,970 ft · steepest grade: 23%6.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.45418, -105.47440
Nearest town Glen Haven, CO
Directions
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West Creek Road & West Creek Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 1,144 ft · 2 hr 30 min
Elevation 7,481–7,971 ft
Out & Back · Comanche Peak Wilderness
Trailhead: 40.45418, -105.47440
Weather Sep 4: Heavy drizzle, high 81°F / low 56° · precip 7% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto West Creek Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto West Creek Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach West Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto West Creek Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 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% dirt
Weather
Heavy drizzleTemperature 81°F56°
Precip7%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity24%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat
80°58°
Sun
81°59°
26%
Mon
77°59°
19%
Tue
79°55°
23%
Wed
77°55°
33%
Thu
82°58°
41%
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
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- Fox Creek Trail & Ridge Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 1,402 ft
- Husted Trail & Ridge Trail 12 mi · ▲ 3,294 ft
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