Dad Clark Trail & Daniels Park Regional Trail via East/West Regional Trail is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Daniels Park near Castle Pines North, CO. It climbs 533 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,011 – 6,582 ft8.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Daniels Park Regional Trail 39.48145, -104.92466
Nearest town Castle Pines North, CO
Directions
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Dad Clark Trail & Daniels Park Regional Trail via East/West Regional Trail
8.1 mi · ▲ 533 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Elevation 6,009–6,581 ft
Out & Back · Daniels Park
Trailhead: Daniels Park Regional Trail · 39.48145, -104.92466
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 86°F / low 64° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Daniels Park Regional Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto East/West Regional Trail, heading NE.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Zoe's Rest, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto East/West Regional Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Dad Clark Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Daniels Park Regional Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto East/West Regional Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Zoe's Rest, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto East/West Regional Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Daniels Park Regional Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, 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.
Trail surface
67% dirt23% gravel9% paved1% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 86°F64°
Precip4%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity47%
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun
84°57°
17%
Mon
86°68°
30%
Tue
84°64°
46%
Wed
87°63°
46%
Thu
84°62°
28%
Fri
84°61°
18%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:06 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:26 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:54 PM.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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