Big Dry Pond #1 via Big Dry Creek Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Big Dry Pond #1 via Big Dry Creek Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in West Big Dry Natural Area near Highlands Ranch, CO. The route reaches Big Dry Pond #1 at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 139 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 Pond #1 via Big Dry Creek Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 5,888–5,983 ft
Out & Back · West Big Dry Natural Area
Trailhead: 39.53548, -104.94701
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 91°F / low 63° · precip 15% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Grand View Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 400 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftReach Big Dry Pond #1, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Grand View Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miArrive 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 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM — 7 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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