AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Big Dry Creek Trail

2 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 42 min

Big Dry Creek Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back near Southglenn, CO. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,548 – 5,620 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.58315, -104.95468
Nearest town Southglenn, CO
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Big Dry Creek Trail

2 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 42 min

Elevation 5,549–5,620 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.58315, -104.95468

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 513 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading NE.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  7. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 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-out-back-3-km-c758

Trail surface

56% gravel38% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 513 m from the trailhead

Hikes near Southglenn, Colorado