Bluffs Overlook–East/West Regional Trail, 3 sights

3.8 mi · ▲ 344 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Bluffs Overlook–East/West Regional Trail, 3 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Bluffs Regional Park near Heritage Hills, CO. The route reaches Bluffs Overlook at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 344 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,929 – 6,293 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Willow Creek Trail / Sky Ridge Ave. Access 39.53499, -104.87873

Nearest town Heritage Hills, CO

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Bluffs Overlook–East/West Regional Trail, 3 sights

3.8 mi · ▲ 344 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 5,929–6,292 ft

Out & Back · Bluffs Regional Park

Trailhead: Willow Creek Trail / Sky Ridge Ave. Access · 39.53499, -104.87873

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Park Meadows Dr & Lincoln Ave Farside stop 472 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

Start at the trailhead, heading E.
50 ftTurn right onto Willow Creek Trail / Sky Ridge Ave. Spur, heading SE.
50 ftTurn right onto Willow Creek Trail, heading S.
350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
0.2 miBear left, heading S.
0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
50 ftSharp left onto Ridgegate Trail, heading SW.
100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
350 ftBear right, heading SW.
50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
0.2 miTurn right onto East/West Regional Trail, heading E.
0.4 miTurn left onto Bluffs Overlook Trail, heading N.
0.3 miReach Bluffs Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
0.3 miTurn right onto East/West Regional Trail, heading NW.
0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
0.2 miTurn left onto Ridgegate Trail, heading S.
0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
250 ftTurn left, heading W.
50 ftBear left, heading W.
450 ftSharp right onto Willow Creek Trail, heading N.
50 ftBear right, heading N.
0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
350 ftTurn left onto Willow Creek Trail / Sky Ridge Ave. Spur, heading N.
50 ftTurn left, heading N.
50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

77% dirt18% paved1% gravel4% unspecified

Weather

6:31 AM7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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