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Colorado Trail Seg. 11 Half Moon Creek to Clear Creek Road

In the Sawatch Range

Local route34 km · 21 miBest Jun–Sep

Next nearby hike: Mt. Oxford - Mt. Belford 5.1 mi · 8.2 kmExplore Sawatch Range →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 16–21 °C (61–70 °F)

  1. J0°-14°21
  2. F1°-13°23
  3. M4°-10°34
  4. A7°-6°38
  5. M12°-2°36
  6. J18°2°29
  7. J21°5°56
  8. A20°5°59
  9. S16°2°35
  10. O10°-3°28
  11. N4°-11°24
  12. D-1°-15°24

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

This local hiking route in Pike and San Isabel National Forests, Colorado, United States of America, is about 34 km (21 mi) long. It is in the Sawatch Range. It lies about 24 km northwest of Buena Vista.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
34 km · 21 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Sawatch Range (Southern Rocky Mountains › Rocky Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
24 km NW of Buena Vista (Chaffee County, Colorado) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Pike and San Isabel National Forests
Best months
Jun–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
Colorado
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Route centre
39.0859, -106.3509
Route start
39.0217, -106.2829
OpenStreetMap
relation 2514525
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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