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Daniels Park Regional Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Daniels Park near Castle Pines North, CO. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,408 – 6,582 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Daniels Park Regional Trail 39.47689, -104.92230
Nearest town Castle Pines North, CO

Directions

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Daniels Park Regional Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 57 min

Elevation 6,409–6,583 ft

Out & Back · Daniels Park

Trailhead: Daniels Park Regional Trail · 39.47689, -104.92230

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 86°F / low 62° · precip 8% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Daniels Park Regional Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.7 miReach Daniels Park Regional Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

94% gravel5% dirt1% paved

Weather

OvercastTemperature 86°F62°
Precip8%Wind15 mphUV7Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 84°63° 17%
Sun 86°58° 34%
Mon 86°66° 28%
Tue 84°57° 33%
Wed 81°57° 37%
Thu 85°58° 32%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:07 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

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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