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.

Elevation

0 mi5,427 – 5,561 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.77336, -105.14113
Nearest town Applewood Village, CO

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass West Lake.
  3. 50 ftSharp left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
  4. 1 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miPass Duke Lake.
  9. 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  10. 350 ftReach West Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 0.6 miSharp right, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

78% paved6% dirt16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 392 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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