Big Dry Creek Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 49 min
Big Dry Creek Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Big Dry Creek Open Space near Cozy Corner, CO. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Big Dry Creek Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 49 min
Elevation 5,193–5,227 ft
Out & Back · Big Dry Creek Open Space
Trailhead: North Federal Parkway MUP · 39.91494, -105.02480
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 63° · precip 8% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Transit-accessible: 120th Ave / Lowell Blvd (E) stop 740 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on North Federal Parkway MUP, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Metzger Farm OS, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left onto 120th Ave MUP, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading N.
- 1 miBear right onto Big Dry Creek Trail Access, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto 120th Ave MUP, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Metzger Farm OS, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto North Federal Parkway MUP, 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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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 120th Ave / Lowell Blvd (E) stop 740 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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