Bluffs Regional Park

Bluffs Overlook & East/West Regional Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 58 min

Bluffs Overlook & East/West Regional Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Bluffs Regional Park near Lone Tree, CO. The route reaches Bluffs Overlook at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,132 – 6,293 ft · steepest grade: 23%3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.52464, -104.87511
Nearest town Lone Tree, CO

Directions

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Bluffs Overlook & East/West Regional Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 58 min

Elevation 6,133–6,292 ft

Out & Back · Bluffs Regional Park

Trailhead: 39.52464, -104.87511

Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 88°F / low 62° · precip 8% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto East/West Regional Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left onto Bluffs Overlook Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miReach Bluffs Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right onto East/West Regional Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 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.

Trail surface

92% dirt8% paved

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 88°F62°
Precip8%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity28%
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 88°65°
Sun 86°59° 16%
Mon 88°71° 29%
Tue 86°62° 47%
Wed 84°63° 47%
Thu 88°63° 29%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM — 6 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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