Trip
Hiking – Rolling Creek Trail
This Ascending Hike focuses on multiple stream crossings and route finding. Reserved for CMC members for whom this is a new experience. CMC veterans are free to sign up during the last 48 hours before trip day.
Contacts
- Sun, Aug 11, 2024
- Ascending Hikes Section
- Hiking
- Adults
- Challenging
- Challenging
- Mileage: 8.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 1,800 ft
- High Point Elevation: 10,000 ft
- Pace: 2.0
- 10 (10 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Meet at the southern dirt area in front of The Fort Restaurant to arrange carpools at 6:45, with a prompt driveaway The Fort is located at: 19192 CO-8, Morrison, CO 80465.
We will make a comfort stop on the way at the Loaf N Jug, 172 Bulldogger Rd. We encourage almost everyone to buy a little something in exchange for use of their restrooms.
The Rolling Creek Trailhead is located on Co Rd 68, Bailey, CO 80421. You can find directions in Google Maps.
The RT mileage is 70 miles, making the carpool sharing cost about $25/car.
Pack your 10 essentials, a light lunch, and layers as appropriate to the weather. Hiking poles ARE REQUIRED as you will find them essential for at least some of the stream crossings.
I will write you a day or two before with weather and trail conditions.
To receive the monthly Ascending Hikes Section newsletter, contact Membership Services at office@cmc.org and ask them to add you as an AHS member. No membership fee.
Alert! This is a popular program. If there is a standby list, join it. Standby lists almost always clear.
See more information about Ascending Hikes, read the Member Guide.
Required Equipment
Pack your 10 essentials, a light lunch, and layers as appropriate to the weather. I will write you a day or two before with weather and trail conditions. Hiking poles ARE REQUIRED as you will find them essential for at least some of the stream crossings.