Vail - Spraddle Creek Trail
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 7.25 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,995 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 1,995 ft
- Max elevation
- 9,885 ft
- TrailRank
-
66
3.7
- Min elevation
- 7,995 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 3 hours 12 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1087
- Uploaded
- June 8, 2016
- Recorded
- June 2016
near Vail, Colorado (United States)
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Itinerary description
The views from the top of this loop and heading down through the forest and meadows are beautiful, looking out to the snow-capped mountains way beyond Vail.
This route starts from central Vail, winding up a tarmac road to the trailhead of Spraddle Creek Trail. The trail itself is mainly earth, wide lower down, narrow further up.
In early June there is a little snow higher up to navigate by. There's a couple of streams that need a jump to get across. It was not possible to keep my feet dry getting across them, but the most challenging one is in the last few km, so not too bad.
I hiked this early morning, saw one small mouse and birds. Next day we saw a small brown bear, quite close to me and my workmate, Ronny.
This route starts from central Vail, winding up a tarmac road to the trailhead of Spraddle Creek Trail. The trail itself is mainly earth, wide lower down, narrow further up.
In early June there is a little snow higher up to navigate by. There's a couple of streams that need a jump to get across. It was not possible to keep my feet dry getting across them, but the most challenging one is in the last few km, so not too bad.
I hiked this early morning, saw one small mouse and birds. Next day we saw a small brown bear, quite close to me and my workmate, Ronny.
Waypoints
Panorama
8,225 ft
Intersection
Mooring point
River
Campsite
Mountain hut
Geocache
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Easy to follow
Scenery
Moderate
Moderate hike taking you up along the ridge-line and taking you out of the Vail valley, affording nice views.