East/West Regional Trail
8.1 mi · ▲ 541 ft · 2 hr 58 min
East/West Regional Trail is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Dad Clark Natural Area near Kistler Park, CO. It climbs 541 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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East/West Regional Trail
8.1 mi · ▲ 541 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Elevation 6,152–6,414 ft
Out & Back · Dad Clark Natural Area
Trailhead: 39.51529, -104.95403
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 88°F / low 62° · precip 10% · wind 16 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start on West Fork Big Dry Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto East/West Regional Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Zoe's Rest, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto East/West Regional Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
- 2.3 miContinue straight onto Douglas County E/W Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Waterin' Hole Loop, heading N.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp left onto East/West Regional Trail, heading N.
- 3.3 miContinue straight onto Zoe's Rest, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto East/West Regional Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto West Fork Big Dry Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:08 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.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
More from this trailhead
- East/West Regional Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 247 ft
- Highlands Point–Longhorn Ledge, 3 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- East/West Regional Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 250 ft
- East/West Regional Trail 7.8 mi · ▲ 541 ft
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