East/West Regional Trail
11.1 mi · ▲ 411 ft · 3 hr 54 min
East/West Regional Trail is an 11.1-mile out-and-back near Acequia, CO. It climbs 411 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,620 – 5,968 ft11.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.52603, -105.02595
Nearest town Acequia, CO
Directions
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East/West Regional Trail
11.1 mi · ▲ 411 ft · 3 hr 54 min
Elevation 5,620–5,967 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.52603, -105.02595
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto East/West Regional Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 2.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, 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.
Trail surface
74% dirt20% gravel6% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.3 mi in (~141 min). Leave by 4:47 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
More from this trailhead
- Spring Gulch Trail via East/West Regional Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 166 ft
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- East/West Regional Trail 11.3 mi · ▲ 440 ft
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