East/West Regional Trail–Ridgegate Trail, 3 sights

8 mi · ▲ 712 ft · 3 hr 1 min

East/West Regional Trail–Ridgegate Trail, 3 sights is an 8-mile out-and-back in Bluffs Regional Park near Heritage Hills, CO. It climbs 712 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,929 – 6,293 ft · steepest grade: 16%9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Willow Creek Trail / Sky Ridge Ave. Access 39.53499, -104.87873

Nearest town Heritage Hills, CO

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East/West Regional Trail–Ridgegate Trail, 3 sights

8 mi · ▲ 712 ft · 3 hr 1 min

Elevation 5,929–6,292 ft

Out & Back · Bluffs Regional Park

Trailhead: Willow Creek Trail / Sky Ridge Ave. Access · 39.53499, -104.87873

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 90°F / low 67° · precip 7% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Park Meadows Dr & Lincoln Ave Farside stop 472 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

Start at the trailhead, heading E.
50 ftTurn right onto Willow Creek Trail / Sky Ridge Ave. Spur, heading SE.
50 ftTurn right onto Willow Creek Trail, heading S.
350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
0.2 miBear left, heading S.
0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
50 ftSharp left onto Ridgegate Trail, heading SW.
100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
350 ftBear right, heading SW.
50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
0.2 miTurn right onto East/West Regional Trail, heading E.
0.4 miTurn left onto Bluffs Regional Park Trail, heading N.
0.8 miBear left, heading N.
500 ftContinue straight onto East/West Regional Trail, heading S.
50 ftTurn right onto Bluffs Regional Park Trail, heading S.
500 ftBear left, heading SE.
50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
0.6 miBear left, heading N.
0.9 miReach Ridgegate Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
50 ftSharp left, heading S.
0.1 miTurn left onto East/West Regional Trail, heading S.
50 ftContinue straight onto Bluffs Regional Park Trail, heading S.
0.9 miTurn right onto East/West Regional Trail, heading NW.
0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
0.2 miTurn left onto Ridgegate Trail, heading E.
0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
50 ftBear left, heading NW.
450 ftSharp right onto Willow Creek Trail, heading W.
50 ftBear right, heading W.
0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
350 ftTurn left onto Willow Creek Trail / Sky Ridge Ave. Spur, heading N.
50 ftTurn left, heading N.
50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

74% dirt9% paved17% unspecified

Weather

Overcast90°F67°

Precip7%Wind12 mphUV7Humidity43%

Hourly temperature

90°65°

6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM7:28 PM

Sun 88°60° 16%

Mon 88°71° 29%

Tue 86°67° 47%

Wed 89°65° 47%

Thu 86°65° 29%

Fri 86°63° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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