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Foothills Trail via East/West Regional Trail

8.7 mi · ▲ 491 ft · 3 hr 9 min

Foothills Trail via East/West Regional Trail is an 8.7-mile out-and-back near Kistler Park, CO. It climbs 491 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,702 – 5,968 ft9.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.52577, -104.98801
Nearest town Kistler Park, CO
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Foothills Trail via East/West Regional Trail

8.7 mi · ▲ 491 ft · 3 hr 9 min

Elevation 5,701–5,968 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.52577, -104.98801

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 90°F / low 64° · precip 19% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.9 miTurn right onto East/West Regional Trail, heading SW.
  7. 1.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right onto Foothills Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.6 miReach Foothills Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left onto East/West Regional Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  12. 1.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  16. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  17. 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-17-km-b073

Trail surface

62% dirt17% gravel5% paved16% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F64°
Precip19%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity32%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°60° 3 PM: 1% rain4 PM: 1% rain5 PM: 4% rain6 PM: 8% rain7 PM: 19% rain8 PM: 5% rain9 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 1% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 91°59°
Mon 85°60° 32%
Tue 87°64° 23%
Wed 87°60° 23%
Thu 90°59°
Fri 89°59°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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