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Elkhorn Creek

Trail5.6 km · 3.5 miBest Jun–Sep

Next nearby hike: Molly Moon 1.5 mi · 2.4 kmExplore Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 17–23 °C (63–73 °F)

  1. J-1°-12°13
  2. F0°-12°17
  3. M4°-9°36
  4. A7°-5°51
  5. M13°-1°61
  6. J19°4°51
  7. J23°8°57
  8. A21°7°52
  9. S17°3°40
  10. O11°-2°31
  11. N3°-8°21
  12. D-1°-12°19

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

Elkhorn Creek is a trail in Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, Colorado, United States of America, about 5.6 km (3.5 mi) in length. It lies about 41 km west of Laporte. It connects with Granite Ridge.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
5.6 km · 3.5 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Nearest town
41 km W of Laporte (Larimer County, Colorado) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests
Connects to
Granite Ridge (at its start or end)
Best months
Jun–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
Colorado
Continent
North America
Route centre
40.7575, -105.5755
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.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

Molly Moon

1.5 mi · 2.4 km · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests

Lady Moon

1.7 mi · 2.7 km · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests

Granite Ridge

2.2 mi · 3.5 km · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests

East Dowdy Lake

3.5 mi · 5.6 km · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests

Mount Margaret Trail

3.7 mi · 5.9 km · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests

Frog Pond Trail

3.8 mi · 6.1 km · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests

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