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Bluffs Regional Park

Bluffs Regional Park Trail

3 mi · ▲ 365 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Bluffs Regional Park Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Bluffs Regional Park near McArthur Ranch, CO. It climbs 365 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,971 – 6,267 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.52353, -104.91572
Nearest town McArthur Ranch, CO
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Bluffs Regional Park Trail

3 mi · ▲ 365 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 5,972–6,266 ft

Out & Back · Bluffs Regional Park

Trailhead: 39.52353, -104.91572

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto East/West Regional Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bluffs Regional Park Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
  9. 450 ftContinue straight onto East/West Regional Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  13. 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-5-km-d99e

Trail surface

97% dirt3% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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