Brantner Gulch Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Brantner Gulch Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Riverdale Regional Park near Hazeltine, CO. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Brantner Gulch Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 5,064–5,162 ft
Out & Back · Riverdale Regional Park
Trailhead: 39.91481, -104.89289
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 94°F / low 58° · precip 6% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Brantner Gulch Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miReach Brantner Gulch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Brantner Gulch Trail 3 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Brantner Gulch Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 136 ft
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