East/West Regional Trail & Wildcat Trail
8.8 mi · ▲ 438 ft · 3 hr 9 min
East/West Regional Trail & Wildcat Trail is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in East Big Dry Natural Area near McArthur Ranch, CO. It climbs 438 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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East/West Regional Trail & Wildcat Trail
8.8 mi · ▲ 438 ft · 3 hr 9 min
Elevation 5,939–6,311 ft
Out & Back · East Big Dry Natural Area
Trailhead: Douglas County E/W Trail · 39.49922, -104.91109
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on East/West Regional Trail, heading N.
- 2.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Bluffs Regional Park Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.9 miReach East/West Regional 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 right onto East/West Regional Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 2.6 miArrive 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 3.5 mi in (~86 min). Leave by 5:39 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Douglas County E/W Trail Trailhead
- Waterin' Hole Loop Trail & Wildcat Mountain Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- East/West Regional Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 247 ft
- East/West Regional Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 252 ft
- East/West Regional Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 252 ft
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