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Dad Clark Natural Area

Dad Clark Trail via East/West Regional Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Dad Clark Trail via East/West Regional Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Dad Clark Natural Area near McArthur Ranch, CO. It climbs 284 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,011 – 6,316 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: East/West Regional Trail 39.50422, -104.94136
Nearest town McArthur Ranch, CO
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Dad Clark Trail via East/West Regional Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 6,009–6,316 ft

Out & Back · Dad Clark Natural Area

Trailhead: East/West Regional Trail · 39.50422, -104.94136

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on East/West Regional Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Zoe's Rest, heading NW.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto East/West Regional Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Dad Clark Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miReach Dad Clark Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto East/West Regional Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Zoe's Rest, heading SE.
  14. 100 ftContinue straight onto East/West Regional Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.7 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-7-km-f651

Trail surface

81% dirt18% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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