AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Badlands

3 mi · ▲ 250 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Badlands is a 3-mile out-and-back near Kistler Park, CO. It climbs 250 ft. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,952 – 6,129 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.52507, -104.96747
Nearest town Kistler Park, CO
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Badlands

3 mi · ▲ 250 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 5,953–6,128 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.52507, -104.96747

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 62° · precip 8% · wind 16 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Vista Nation XC 2-mile course, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right onto Badlands, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Vista Nation XC 2-mile course, heading NW.
  10. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/badlands-out-back-5-km-b52a

Trail surface

51% dirt1% paved48% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F62°
Feels like81°Precip8%Wind16 mphUV7Humidity22%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 88°66°
Sun 90°61° 31%
Mon 88°67° 29%
Tue 87°60° 33%
Wed 86°59° 36%
Thu 89°60° 32%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:07 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:28 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:55 PM.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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