East/West Regional Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 45 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 221 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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East/West Regional Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 45 min
Elevation 6,028–6,262 ft
Out & Back · Dad Clark Natural Area
Trailhead: Marcy Gulch Trail · 39.52417, -104.96493
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Vista Nation XC 2-mile course, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Dad Clark Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto East/West Regional Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Dad Clark Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Vista Nation XC 2-mile course, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 300 ftArrive 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.
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