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West Big Dry Natural Area

Big Dry Creek Trail & Grand View Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Big Dry Creek Trail & Grand View Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in West Big Dry Natural Area near Gateway, CO. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,830 – 5,981 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.53863, -104.91710
Nearest town Gateway, CO
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Big Dry Creek Trail & Grand View Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Elevation 5,831–5,983 ft

Out & Back · West Big Dry Natural Area

Trailhead: 39.53863, -104.91710

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 91°F / low 63° · precip 7% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 250 ftBear right onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto Grand View Trail, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Grand View Trail, heading SW.
  12. 1 miReach Big Dry Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 1 miTurn left onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Grand View Trail, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  18. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 150 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftArrive 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/big-dry-creek-trail-grand-view-trail-out-back-6-km-5de9

Trail surface

62% paved16% dirt22% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 91°F63°
Feels like81°Precip7%Wind13 mphUV7Humidity23%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 89°67°
Sun 91°62° 36%
Mon 89°71° 28%
Tue 87°63° 32%
Wed 85°64° 35%
Thu 89°64° 32%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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