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Dad Clark Park

Dad Clark Dirt Trail & Kistler Trail via Dad Clark Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 358 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Dad Clark Dirt Trail & Kistler Trail via Dad Clark Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Dad Clark Park near Highlands Ranch, CO. It climbs 358 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,620 – 5,827 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.54669, -104.95838
Nearest town Highlands Ranch, CO
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Dad Clark Dirt Trail & Kistler Trail via Dad Clark Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 358 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Elevation 5,622–5,827 ft

Out & Back · Dad Clark Park

Trailhead: 39.54669, -104.95838

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Dad Clark Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miSharp left onto Dad Clark Dirt Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Access to Dad Clark Trail, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dad Clark Dirt Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Dad Clark Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Foothills Trail, heading W.
  8. 1.1 miSharp right onto Kistler Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  10. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miReach Dad Clark Dirt Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miSharp left onto Foothills Trail, heading SE.
  14. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Dad Clark Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Dad Clark Dirt Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Access to Dad Clark Trail, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dad Clark Dirt Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.2 miSharp right onto Dad Clark Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  20. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

50% dirt44% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:08 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:28 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:55 PM.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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