East Big Dry Natural Area

Bluffs Regional Park Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 54 min

Bluffs Regional Park Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in East Big Dry Natural Area near Carriage Club, CO. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,939 – 6,004 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.53948, -104.90100
Nearest town Carriage Club, CO

Directions

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Bluffs Regional Park Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 54 min

Elevation 5,939–6,004 ft

Out & Back · East Big Dry Natural Area

Trailhead: 39.53948, -104.90100

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 63° · precip 16% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  3. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 150 ftTurn left onto Bluffs Regional Park Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  10. 200 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 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

52% dirt21% paved27% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F63°
Feels like79°Precip16%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity24%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°60° 5 PM: 1% rain6 PM: 4% rain7 PM: 8% rain8 PM: 16% 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° 16%
Sun 90°61° 36%
Mon 88°71° 28%
Tue 86°63° 32%
Wed 85°63° 35%
Thu 89°64° 32%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM — 4 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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