Highlands Ranch Historic Park

East/West Regional Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 473 ft · 2 hr 2 min

East/West Regional Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Highlands Ranch Historic Park near Kistler Park, CO. It climbs 473 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,866 – 6,313 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mansion Footpath 39.53692, -104.97210
Nearest town Kistler Park, CO

Directions

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East/West Regional Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 473 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 5,866–6,314 ft

Out & Back · Highlands Ranch Historic Park

Trailhead: Mansion Footpath · 39.53692, -104.97210

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

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start on Mansion Footpath, heading S.
  2. 400 ftContinue straight onto South Ranch Road, heading S.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mansion Footpath, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left onto Marcy Gulch Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftSharp left onto Vista Nation XC 2-mile course, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto Dad Clark Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto East/West Regional Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Zoe's Rest, heading SE.
  15. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 100 ftContinue straight onto East/West Regional Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Dad Clark Trail, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 100 ftContinue straight onto Vista Nation XC 2-mile course, heading NW.
  21. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  23. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Marcy Gulch Trail, heading N.
  27. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  28. 0.6 miTurn right onto Mansion Footpath, heading N.
  29. 0.1 miContinue straight onto South Ranch Road, heading N.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mansion Footpath, heading N.
  31. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

73% dirt25% paved2% 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 7:08 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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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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