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East Big Dry Natural Area

Bluffs Regional Park Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 48 min

Bluffs Regional Park Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in East Big Dry Natural Area near Gateway, CO. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,939 – 6,004 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.54290, -104.90508
Nearest town Gateway, CO
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Bluffs Regional Park Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 48 min

Elevation 5,939–6,004 ft

Out & Back · East Big Dry Natural Area

Trailhead: 39.54290, -104.90508

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Wildcat Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Bluffs Regional Park Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftArrive 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-regional-park-trail-out-back-4-km-477c

Trail surface

60% dirt3% paved37% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F63°
Feels like81°Precip7%Wind15 mphUV7Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 88°66°
Sun 90°61° 36%
Mon 88°71° 28%
Tue 87°63° 32%
Wed 85°63° 35%
Thu 89°64° 32%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM — 12 min before dark.

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