Canyons of the Black Ridge Wilderness | Wednesday, May 7, 2025
While hiking over the Pollock Bench on my way to the West Fork of Pollock Canyon on Sunday morning I noticed a well-used trail below the rim on the west side of Flume Creek Canyon that I had never hiked before and which wasn’t on any of the maps I looked at. After waiting out some wet weather over the past two days I decided to return after work this afternoon so I could check this trail out. I left from the Pollock Bench Trailhead and followed the trail which contoured below the rim on the west side of Flume Creek Canyon until it joined back up with the Flume 1 Trail a couple of miles up the canyon. Then I followed the main trail back along the rim of the narrows until I was able to descend to the Inner Canyon Trail and follow that back to the trailhead. This turned out to make a nice little 5.5 mile loop that I completed in just under two hours before heading home.
Following the Pollock Trail to the trail I was here to check out with Al Look Hill on the horizon.
Lower Flume Creek Canyon
The views were nice as I followed the trail along the west side of the canyon.
Looking down the canyon fork as the trail crossed a shallow wash.
I followed another spur trail that dead-ended in a side pocket.
Edge of the Pollock Bench
Grand Valley View
Looking up to a highpoint on the mesa between Devils Canyon and Flume Creek Canyon.
Upper Flume Creek Canyon
Following a wash back down to the main trail that follows the rim of the Flume Creek Narrows.
Hiking above the Flume Creek Narrows.
Once I was able to drop down into the Inner Canyon I followed it back to the trailhead.
