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Dad Clark Natural Area

East/West Regional Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 42 min

East/West Regional Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Dad Clark Natural Area near Kistler Park, CO. It is mostly level, with 134 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,965 – 6,132 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.52461, -104.96951
Nearest town Kistler Park, CO
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East/West Regional Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 42 min

Elevation 5,964–6,131 ft

Out & Back · Dad Clark Natural Area

Trailhead: 39.52461, -104.96951

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 90°F / low 66° · precip 7% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Vista Nation XC 2-mile course, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto East/West Regional Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Vista Nation XC 2-mile course, heading NW.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/east-west-regional-trail-out-back-3-km-b96b

Trail surface

77% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F66°
Precip7%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity40%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 88°60° 17%
Mon 88°65° 31%
Tue 86°60° 46%
Wed 89°60° 46%
Thu 87°60° 27%
Fri 87°59° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:06 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:26 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:54 PM.

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