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Prairie Uplands Park

Bluff Lake via Sand Creek Regional Greenway

3.3 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Bluff Lake via Sand Creek Regional Greenway is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Prairie Uplands Park near Boston Heights, CO. The route reaches Bluff Lake. It is mostly level, with 134 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,273 – 5,351 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.75754, -104.84908
Nearest town Boston Heights, CO
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Bluff Lake via Sand Creek Regional Greenway

3.3 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 5,274–5,351 ft

Out & Back · Prairie Uplands Park

Trailhead: 39.75754, -104.84908

Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 93°F / low 61° · precip 10% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: Peoria St & E 30th Ave stop 215 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Sand Creek Regional Greenway, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sand Creek Trail, heading W.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  14. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  15. 0.1 miPass Bluff Lake.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left onto Sand Creek High Water, heading W.
  17. 250 ftContinue straight onto Sand Creek Alternate, heading S.
  18. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto Sand Creek Trail, heading S.
  20. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  24. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 500 ftBear right, heading N.
  26. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  27. 300 ftSharp right onto Westerly Creek Trail, heading N.
  28. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  30. 50 ftReach Bluff Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  32. 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
  33. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  34. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  35. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  36. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  37. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  38. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  39. 0.1 miBear left onto Sand Creek Trail, heading SE.
  40. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  41. 50 ftBear right onto Sand Creek Alternate, heading SW.
  42. 150 ftContinue straight onto Sand Creek High Water, heading SW.
  43. 250 ftTurn right onto Sand Creek Trail, heading SW.
  44. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  45. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  46. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  47. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  48. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  49. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  50. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  51. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  52. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  53. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Sand Creek Regional Greenway, heading NW.
  54. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  55. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  56. 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/bluff-lake-bluff-lake-out-back-3-lakes-6-km

Trail surface

70% gravel13% paved9% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 93°F61°
Feels like79°Precip10%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 93°65°
Sun 90°64° 29%
Mon 91°74° 29%
Tue 88°68° 26%
Wed 89°66° 32%
Thu 92°67° 32%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Peoria St & E 30th Ave stop 215 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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