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Willow Creek Falls–Eagles Nest Ditch Access Trail, 3 sights

6.1 mi · ▲ 1,028 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Willow Creek Falls–Eagles Nest Ditch Access Trail, 3 sights is a 6.1-mile out-and-back near Silverthorne, CO. The route passes Willow Creek Falls before reaching Willow Creek falls at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 1,028 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi8,983 – 10,014 ft · steepest grade: 18%6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Eagles Nest Ditch Access Trail 39.65156, -106.09807
Nearest town Silverthorne, CO
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Willow Creek Falls–Eagles Nest Ditch Access Trail, 3 sights

6.1 mi · ▲ 1,028 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Elevation 8,982–10,014 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Eagles Nest Ditch Access Trail · 39.65156, -106.09807

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Eagles Nest Ditch Access Trail, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  3. 1 miTurn right onto Mesa Cortina Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miBear left onto Gore Range Trail, heading SW.
  5. 1.5 miTurn right onto Willow Creek Falls side trail, heading SW.
  6. 350 ftPass Willow Creek falls.
  7. 50 ftReach Willow Creek Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 400 ftTurn left onto Gore Range Trail, heading NE.
  9. 1.5 miBear right onto Mesa Cortina Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 1 miBear right onto Eagles Nest Ditch Access Trail, heading N.
  12. 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/willow-creek-falls-willow-creek-falls-out-back-4-sights-10-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:33 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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