West Lake & Duke Lake via Clear Creek Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 1 hr 19 min
West Lake & Duke Lake via Clear Creek Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Applewood Village, CO. The route passes West Lake before reaching Duke Lake at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 116 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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West Lake & Duke Lake via Clear Creek Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 5,427–5,561 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.77336, -105.14113
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 392 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass West Lake.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Duke Lake.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 350 ftReach West Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 392 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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