East/West Regional Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 247 ft · 49 min
East/West Regional Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Dad Clark Natural Area near Kistler Park, CO. It is mostly level, with 247 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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East/West Regional Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 247 ft · 49 min
Elevation 6,054–6,249 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 miBear right onto East/West Regional Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Outlaw, heading S.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto East/West Regional Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left onto West Fork Big Dry Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 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
- Highlands Point–Longhorn Ledge, 3 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- East/West Regional Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 250 ft
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