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Bluffs Regional Park

Bluffs Regional Park Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 334 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Bluffs Regional Park Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Bluffs Regional Park near Gateway, CO. It climbs 334 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,922 – 6,267 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

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

5.1 mi · ▲ 334 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 5,924–6,266 ft

Out & Back · Bluffs Regional Park

Trailhead: 39.54581, -104.90109

Weather Sep 5: 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 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
  12. 500 ftContinue straight onto East/West Regional Trail, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto Bluffs Regional Park Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  15. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  16. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  17. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  19. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  20. 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-regional-park-trail-out-back-8-km-3890

Trail surface

71% dirt15% paved14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

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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