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Dad Clark Natural Area

Dad Clark Trail

2 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 45 min

Dad Clark Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Dad Clark Natural Area near Highlands Ranch, CO. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,709 – 5,827 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.55496, -104.95755
Nearest town Highlands Ranch, CO
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Dad Clark Trail

2 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 45 min

Elevation 5,707–5,828 ft

Out & Back · Dad Clark Natural Area

Trailhead: 39.55496, -104.95755

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: S University Blvd & Dad Clark Dr stop 687 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Dad Clark Trail, heading SW.
  2. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 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-trail-out-back-3-km-f6d3

Trail surface

99% paved1% 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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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: S University Blvd & Dad Clark Dr stop 687 m from the trailhead

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