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Bluffs Regional Park

Bluffs Overlook via Bluffs Regional Park Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 334 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Bluffs Overlook via Bluffs Regional Park Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Bluffs Regional Park near Gateway, CO. The route reaches Bluffs Overlook at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 334 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,922 – 6,273 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.54581, -104.90109
Nearest town Gateway, CO
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Bluffs Overlook via Bluffs Regional Park Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 334 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 5,924–6,274 ft

Out & Back · Bluffs Regional Park

Trailhead: 39.54581, -104.90109

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 63° · precip 15% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 150 ftTurn left onto Bluffs Regional Park Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto East/West Regional Trail, heading S.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bluffs Regional Park Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.9 miSharp left onto Bluffs Overlook Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miReach Bluffs Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.3 miSharp right onto Bluffs Regional Park Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
  14. 500 ftContinue straight onto East/West Regional Trail, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Bluffs Regional Park Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  17. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  18. 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  19. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  20. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  21. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  22. 0.2 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-out-back-9-km

Trail surface

73% dirt14% paved13% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F63°
Feels like79°Precip15%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity24%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°60° 5 PM: 1% rain6 PM: 3% rain7 PM: 8% rain8 PM: 15% rain9 PM: 7% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 88°67°
Sun 90°61° 36%
Mon 88°71° 28%
Tue 87°63° 31%
Wed 85°63° 34%
Thu 89°64° 32%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM — 3 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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