East/West Regional Trail–Goat Trail Connector, 3 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 642 ft · 2 hr 15 min
East/West Regional Trail–Goat Trail Connector, 3 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Bluffs Regional Park near Heritage Hills, CO. It climbs 642 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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East/West Regional Trail–Goat Trail Connector, 3 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 642 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Elevation 5,919–6,292 ft
Out & Back · Bluffs Regional Park
Trailhead: 39.52925, -104.87877
Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 89°F / low 60° · precip 11% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left onto Willow Creek Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Ridgegate Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto East/West Regional Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Bluffs Regional Park Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto East/West Regional Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bluffs Regional Park Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Goat Trail Connector, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Ridgegate Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Bluffs Regional Park Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto East/West Regional Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bluffs Regional Park Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto East/West Regional Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Ridgegate Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Willow Creek Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 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 1.3 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- East/West Regional Trail–Ridgegate Trail, 4 sights 11.8 mi · ▲ 1,092 ft
- Wildcat Point–Daniels Park Regional Trail, 4 sights 15.8 mi · ▲ 1,431 ft
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