Big Dry Creek Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr
Big Dry Creek Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Southglenn, CO. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Big Dry Creek Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 5,549–5,628 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.57789, -104.95896
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 92°F / low 64° · precip 7% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 392 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto BigDry Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 250 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.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto BigDry Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 500 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 1.4 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 392 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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