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Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area

Westminster Station Pond & Ralston Creek Trail via Clear Creek Trail

10.2 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 3 hr 28 min

Westminster Station Pond & Ralston Creek Trail via Clear Creek Trail is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area near Columbine Acres, CO. The route reaches Westminster Station Pond at the turnaround, 5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,191 – 5,309 ft11.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.80341, -105.07630
Nearest town Columbine Acres, CO
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Westminster Station Pond & Ralston Creek Trail via Clear Creek Trail

10.2 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 3 hr 28 min

Elevation 5,192–5,309 ft

Out & Back · Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area

Trailhead: 39.80341, -105.07630

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 96°F / low 60° · precip 11% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: W 58th Ave & Upham St stop 195 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Ralston Creek Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto West 58th Place, heading SE.
  6. 300 ftContinue straight onto Ralston Creek Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  8. 0.7 miBear left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading E.
  9. 2.7 miTurn right onto Little Dry Creek Trail, heading E.
  10. 1 miPass Westminster Station Pond.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  12. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  13. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  14. 150 ftReach Westminster Station Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  16. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  17. 1.1 miTurn left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SE.
  18. 2.7 miBear right onto Ralston Creek Trail, heading W.
  19. 1 miContinue straight onto West 58th Place, heading NW.
  20. 300 ftContinue straight onto Ralston Creek Trail, heading NW.
  21. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/westminster-station-pond-ralston-creek-trail-out-back-16-km-a182

Trail surface

94% paved2% dirt1% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 96°F60°
Feels like81°Precip11%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
100°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 92°64°
Sun 92°62° 17%
Mon 90°76° 37%
Tue 89°69° 26%
Wed 87°68° 29%
Thu 92°69° 28%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: W 58th Ave & Upham St stop 195 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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