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Prairie Uplands Park

Bluff Lake & Sand Creek Regional Greenway

4.5 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Bluff Lake & Sand Creek Regional Greenway is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Prairie Uplands Park near Sandown, CO. The route reaches Bluff Lake. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,250 – 5,351 ft7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.77483, -104.88237
Nearest town Sandown, CO
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Bluff Lake & Sand Creek Regional Greenway

4.5 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 5,250–5,351 ft

Out & Back · Prairie Uplands Park

Trailhead: 39.77483, -104.88237

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 61° · precip 5% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Transit-accessible: E 40th Ave & Central Park Blvd stop 73 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Sand Creek Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  10. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Sand Creek Alternate, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftPass Bluff Lake.
  16. 150 ftContinue straight onto Sand Creek High Water, heading E.
  17. 250 ftTurn right onto Sand Creek Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  19. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  27. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Sand Creek Regional Greenway, heading E.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  29. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  30. 0.2 miReach Bluff Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  31. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  32. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  33. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  34. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sand Creek Trail, heading E.
  35. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  36. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  39. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  40. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  41. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  42. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  43. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  44. 0.4 miTurn left onto Sand Creek High Water, heading E.
  45. 250 ftContinue straight onto Sand Creek Alternate, heading E.
  46. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  47. 50 ftTurn left onto Sand Creek Trail, heading E.
  48. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  49. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  50. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  51. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  52. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  53. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  54. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  55. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  56. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  57. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  58. 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-7-km

Trail surface

66% gravel24% paved3% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F61°
Precip5%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity32%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 93°61°
Mon 87°62° 42%
Tue 88°67° 19%
Wed 88°66° 19%
Thu 92°68° 17%
Fri 89°68°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: E 40th Ave & Central Park Blvd stop 73 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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