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Dad Clark Park

Dad Clark Dirt Trail & Foothills Trail via Dad Clark Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 361 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Dad Clark Dirt Trail & Foothills Trail via Dad Clark Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Dad Clark Park near Highlands Ranch, CO. It climbs 361 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,627 – 5,870 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.54610, -104.95113
Nearest town Highlands Ranch, CO
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Dad Clark Dirt Trail & Foothills Trail via Dad Clark Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 361 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Elevation 5,628–5,870 ft

Out & Back · Dad Clark Park

Trailhead: 39.54610, -104.95113

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

Transit-accessible: stop 520 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 450 ftBear right onto Dad Clark Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.6 miSharp left onto Dad Clark Dirt Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Access to Dad Clark Trail, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dad Clark Dirt Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Dad Clark Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Foothills Trail, heading NW.
  10. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 0.4 miReach Dad Clark Dirt Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
  13. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Dad Clark Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Dad Clark Dirt Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Access to Dad Clark Trail, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dad Clark Dirt Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miSharp right onto Dad Clark Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  19. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/dad-clark-dirt-trail-foothills-trail-out-back-9-km

Trail surface

61% dirt36% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM — 11 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 520 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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