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Difficult Creek Trail route map
Difficulty: DifficultOut and Back
Colorado

Difficult Creek Trail

Aspen, Colorado

9.8 mi

Distance

2,195 ft

Elev. Gain

4h 13m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Difficult Creek Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:2,481 ft
Max:3,079 ft
Gain:669 ft
Loss:669 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 2,481 ft and 3,079 ft across 9.8 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.2,481 ft2,680 ft2,880 ft3,079 ft0.0 mi2.4 mi4.9 mi7.3 mi9.8 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi2,482 ft
High point4.9 mi3,079 ft
End9.8 mi2,482 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Aspen, CO · about 4 mi away
County:
Pitkin County, CO

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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