Dad Clark Dirt Trail & Kistler Trail via Foothills Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 54 min
Dad Clark Dirt Trail & Kistler Trail via Foothills Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Dad Clark Park near Kistler Park, CO. It is mostly level, with 195 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Dad Clark Dirt Trail & Kistler Trail via Foothills Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 54 min
Elevation 5,591–5,719 ft
Out & Back · Dad Clark Park
Trailhead: Kistler Trail · 39.54866, -104.99161
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: Ridgeline Boulevard & Highlands Ranch Parkway stop 403 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Kistler Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Foothills Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Dad Clark Dirt Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Kistler Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Foothills Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Kistler Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Ridgeline Boulevard & Highlands Ranch Parkway stop 403 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Kistler Trail Trailhead
- Foothills Trail 2 mi · ▲ 57 ft
- Foothills Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Foothills Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- Dad Clark Dirt Trail & Kistler Trail via Foothills Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 197 ft
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