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Dad Clark Natural Area

East/West Regional Trail

2 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 43 min

East/West Regional Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Dad Clark Natural Area near Kistler Park, CO. It is mostly level, with 115 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,994 – 6,132 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.52507, -104.96747
Nearest town Kistler Park, CO
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East/West Regional Trail

2 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 43 min

Elevation 5,995–6,131 ft

Out & Back · Dad Clark Natural Area

Trailhead: 39.52507, -104.96747

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Vista Nation XC 2-mile course, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto East/West Regional Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Vista Nation XC 2-mile course, heading NW.
  9. 0.6 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-fac1

Trail surface

90% dirt2% paved8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:07 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.

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