AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

East/West Regional Trail

10.8 mi · ▲ 599 ft · 3 hr 54 min

East/West Regional Trail is a 10.8-mile out-and-back near Acequia, CO. It climbs 599 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,578 – 5,968 ft11.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.52109, -105.02564
Nearest town Acequia, CO
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East/West Regional Trail

10.8 mi · ▲ 599 ft · 3 hr 54 min

Elevation 5,579–5,967 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.52109, -105.02564

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

No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto East/West Regional Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
  5. 1.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  10. 0.8 miSharp right, heading NE.
  11. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  12. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  15. 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  19. 2.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/east-west-regional-trail-out-back-17-km-864b

Trail surface

76% dirt21% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.2 mi in (~139 min). Leave by 4:46 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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