Dad Clark Dirt Trail via Dad Clark Trail
2 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 45 min
Dad Clark Dirt Trail via Dad Clark Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Dad Clark Natural Area near Highlands Ranch, CO. It is mostly level, with 161 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Dad Clark Dirt Trail via Dad Clark Trail
2 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 45 min
Elevation 5,708–5,870 ft
Out & Back · Dad Clark Natural Area
Trailhead: 39.54610, -104.95113
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 91°F / low 66° · precip 7% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 520 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftBear right onto Dad Clark Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Dad Clark Dirt Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Dad Clark Dirt Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Dad Clark Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 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 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM — 10 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 520 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Dad Clark Dirt Trail & Foothills Trail via Dad Clark Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 361 ft
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