Big Dry Creek Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 53 min
Big Dry Creek Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Southglenn, CO. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Big Dry Creek Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 53 min
Elevation 5,549–5,620 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.58039, -104.95820
Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 93°F / low 65° · precip 13% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 196 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto BigDry Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto BigDry Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 196 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- High Line Canal Viewpoint & Big Dry Creek Trail via High Line Canal Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Big Dry Creek Trail & deKoevend Park Trail via High Line Canal Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 161 ft
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