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Dad Clark Park

Dad Clark Dirt Trail & Kistler Trail via Foothills Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Dad Clark Dirt Trail & Kistler Trail via Foothills Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Dad Clark Park near Kistler Park, CO. It is mostly level, with 197 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,620 – 5,722 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Kistler Trail 39.54866, -104.99161
Nearest town Kistler Park, CO
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Dad Clark Dirt Trail & Kistler Trail via Foothills Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 5,622–5,722 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

  1. Start on Kistler Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miSharp left onto Foothills Trail, heading SE.
  4. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Dad Clark Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Dad Clark Dirt Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Access to Dad Clark Trail, heading E.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dad Clark Dirt Trail, heading E.
  8. 100 ftReach Kistler Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 100 ftContinue straight onto Access to Dad Clark Trail, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dad Clark Dirt Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Dad Clark Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Foothills Trail, heading N.
  13. 1.1 miSharp right onto Kistler Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  15. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  16. 0.1 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/dad-clark-dirt-trail-kistler-trail-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

62% dirt30% paved8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Ridgeline Boulevard & Highlands Ranch Parkway stop 403 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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