East Big Dry Natural Area

Bluffs Regional Park Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr

Bluffs Regional Park Trail is a 2.9-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 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.54290, -104.90508
Nearest town Gateway, CO

Directions

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Bluffs Regional Park Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 5,939–6,004 ft

Out & Back · East Big Dry Natural Area

Trailhead: 39.54290, -104.90508

Weather Sep 4: 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. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto East/West Regional Trail, heading S.
  8. 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 300 ftTurn left onto Bluffs Regional Park Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  11. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  12. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  13. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 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 surface

69% dirt2% paved29% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

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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