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Dad Clark Natural Area

Daniels Park Regional Viewpoint & Daniels Park Regional Trail via East/West Regional Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 392 ft · 2 hr 34 min

Daniels Park Regional Viewpoint & Daniels Park Regional Trail via East/West Regional Trail is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Dad Clark Natural Area near Castle Pines North, CO. The route reaches Daniels Park Regional Viewpoint. It climbs 392 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,053 – 6,496 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.48597, -104.92699
Nearest town Castle Pines North, CO
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Daniels Park Regional Viewpoint & Daniels Park Regional Trail via East/West Regional Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 392 ft · 2 hr 34 min

Elevation 6,055–6,495 ft

Out & Back · Dad Clark Natural Area

Trailhead: 39.48597, -104.92699

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

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Daniels Park Regional Viewpoint.
  3. 50 ftSharp right onto Daniels Park Regional Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left onto East/West Regional Trail, heading NW.
  5. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Zoe's Rest, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto East/West Regional Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Dad Clark Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 100 ftSharp left onto Vista Nation XC 2-mile course, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miReach Daniels Park Regional Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  13. 100 ftTurn right onto Dad Clark Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto East/West Regional Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Zoe's Rest, heading SE.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto East/West Regional Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
  19. 1.1 miTurn right onto Daniels Park Regional Trail, heading SE.
  20. 0.7 miSharp left, heading SW.
  21. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/daniels-park-regional-viewpoint-daniels-park-regional-trail-out-back-11-km-0e95

Trail surface

81% dirt18% gravel1% paved

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 7:07 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

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Castle Pines North, Colorado