AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

East/West Regional Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 1 hr 2 min

East/West Regional Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near McArthur Ranch, CO. It climbs 252 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,217 – 6,385 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.49969, -104.90935
Nearest town McArthur Ranch, CO
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East/West Regional Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 6,218–6,385 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.49969, -104.90935

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto East/West Regional Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right onto Douglas County E/W Trail, heading N.
  5. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto East/West Regional Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
  8. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  9. 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-4-km-86c1

Trail surface

69% dirt31% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM — 0 min before dark.

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