Corbett Canyon Oak Creek Loop

This hike combines the Dallas, Corbett Canyon, Oak Creek and Silvershield Trails with a short gravel road hike to form a nearly 10 mile loop. The route features about 3,000 feet of elevation gain. Views are limited for much of the trail, but you'll have some great mountain vistas at times. Perhaps the highlight of the route is a beautiful high mountain meadow along the Corbett Canyon stretch of trail. Begin at the Dallas Trailhead off Co Rd 17. Parking is limited here. You'll then climb steeply with some decent views at first before disappearing into the forest. The trail may be a bit overgrown in areas as you continue. Hike past the first junction with the Corbett Trail and continue for about another mile and a half until you reach the next junction with the Corbett Canyon Trail. Turn left and leave the Dallas Trail. You'll continue to gain some elevation and enter a lovely aspen forest. The trail crosses a rocky stream and then ascends to a beautiful mountain meadow, perhaps the highlight of the trail. Before long the Corbett Canyon Trail connects with the Oak Creek Trail. From this point it is all downhill. The Oak Creek Trail descends until connecting with the Silvershield Trail which you'll follow all the way back down to the gravel road. Unless you have arranged a shuttle of some sort you'll need to hike the road northward back to the Dallas Trailhead where you first began.