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East/West Regional Trail

9 mi · ▲ 489 ft · 3 hr 15 min

East/West Regional Trail is a 9-mile out-and-back near Kistler Park, CO. It climbs 489 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,676 – 5,968 ft10.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.52441, -104.97891
Nearest town Kistler Park, CO
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East/West Regional Trail

9 mi · ▲ 489 ft · 3 hr 15 min

Elevation 5,677–5,968 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.52441, -104.97891

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  10. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  12. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  16. 0.8 miTurn right onto East/West Regional Trail, heading W.
  17. 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 1.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  20. 1.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
  22. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  25. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  26. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  28. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  29. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  31. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  32. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  34. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  35. 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/east-west-regional-trail-out-back-15-km-1c0f

Trail surface

54% dirt33% gravel5% paved8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:05 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:25 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:52 PM.

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