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Bluffs Regional Park

Bluffs Overlook & East/West Regional Trail

9.6 mi · ▲ 876 ft · 3 hr 38 min

Bluffs Overlook & East/West Regional Trail is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in Bluffs Regional Park near McArthur Ranch, CO. The route reaches Bluffs Overlook at the turnaround, 4.8 miles in. It climbs 876 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,971 – 6,382 ft9.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: East/West Regional Trail 39.49323, -104.91723
Nearest town McArthur Ranch, CO
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Bluffs Overlook & East/West Regional Trail

9.6 mi · ▲ 876 ft · 3 hr 38 min

Elevation 5,972–6,381 ft

Out & Back · Bluffs Regional Park

Trailhead: East/West Regional Trail · 39.49323, -104.91723

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 87°F / low 62° · precip 9% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto East/West Regional Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Douglas County E/W Trail, heading N.
  4. 2.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto East/West Regional Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bluffs Regional Park Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.9 miSharp left onto Bluffs Overlook Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miReach Bluffs Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miSharp right onto Bluffs Regional Park Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
  12. 450 ftContinue straight onto East/West Regional Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 3.4 miArrive 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/bluffs-overlook-east-west-regional-trail-out-back-15-km

Trail surface

93% dirt3% paved4% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 87°F62°
Precip9%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity24%
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 87°66°
Sun 85°58° 17%
Mon 87°70° 30%
Tue 85°61° 47%
Wed 84°62° 47%
Thu 87°62° 29%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~97 min). Leave by 5:31 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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