deKoevend Park Trail via Big Dry Creek Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 48 min
deKoevend Park Trail via Big Dry Creek Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in deKoevend Park near Southglenn, CO. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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deKoevend Park Trail via Big Dry Creek Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 48 min
Elevation 5,480–5,545 ft
Out & Back · deKoevend Park
Trailhead: 39.58802, -104.95551
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 61° · precip 7% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 458 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto High Line Canal Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto deKoevend Park Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto High Line Canal Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto deKoevend Park Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto High Line Canal Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach deKoevend Park Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto deKoevend Park Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto High Line Canal Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto deKoevend Park Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto High Line Canal Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 458 m from the trailhead
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- deKoevend Park Trail via High Line Canal Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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