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Bluffs Regional Park

Bluffs Overlook & East/West Regional Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Bluffs Overlook & East/West Regional Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Bluffs Regional Park near Lone Tree, CO. The route reaches Bluffs Overlook at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,119 – 6,293 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.52096, -104.87441
Nearest town Lone Tree, CO
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Bluffs Overlook & East/West Regional Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 6,120–6,292 ft

Out & Back · Bluffs Regional Park

Trailhead: 39.52096, -104.87441

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 89°F / low 63° · precip 17% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Light Rail Bus Bridge Shuttle Stop stop 762 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.5 miSharp right onto East/West Regional Trail, heading NW.
  3. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left onto Bluffs Overlook Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miReach Bluffs Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto East/West Regional Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 1.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  9. 0.5 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-9-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 89°F63°
Precip17%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity26%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°60° 5 PM: 1% rain6 PM: 5% rain7 PM: 8% rain8 PM: 17% rain9 PM: 8% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 89°68° 16%
Sun 87°60° 38%
Mon 88°71° 28%
Tue 86°62° 32%
Wed 85°63° 35%
Thu 88°63° 32%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Light Rail Bus Bridge Shuttle Stop stop 762 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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