Trip

Hiking – Thanksgiving Day Hike and Dining - Clear Creek Trail

Thanksgiving Day hike and dining at the Table Mountain Inn. After our Thanksgiving dinner we will hike three miles, roundtrip, along the Clear Creek Trail in Golden.

  • Thu, Nov 28, 2024
  • Denver
  • Hiking
  • Adults
  • Easy
  • Easy
  • Mileage: 4.0 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 45 ft
  • Pace: Casual

  We pay individually for our Thanksgiving dinner. Following our dinner at the Table Mountain Inn we will walk back down to the bridge on Washington Avenue and meet for the hike by the Golden Bell outfront of the Golden Visitors Center parking lot. This will be an easy hike that's open to CMC members and their guests. Please do not park in the Golden Visitors Center parking lot.   Parking options for this trip are the valet parking provided by the Table Mountain Inn or in the lot they own across the street at Woody's Pizza 1305 Washington (closed, lot available).  Even on Thanksgiving there will be enforcement by the city's vendor for any parking anywhere in any lot that exceeds the 2 hours of free parking, even by 1 minute according to the vendor management. 

We will meet at 11:30in the lobby of the Table Mountain Inn 1310 Washington Avenue in Golden for our Thanksgiving dinner to be followed by a short hike after dinner along Golden's Clear Creek Trail.  For the hike we will meet on the northwest side of the Washington Street bridge following the sidewalk from the bridge leading  a short distance to the large GOLD Bell in front of the Golden Visitors Center.  We will be hiking west from there on the Clear Creek Trail.

Route/Place

Clear Creek Trail


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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

Layered clothing (weather could change at any moment - snow, cold, etc.) and water. Note: this hike has never (so far) been cancelled due to weather

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