East Big Dry Natural Area

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.

Elevation

0 mi5,939 – 6,309 ft9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Douglas County E/W Trail 39.49922, -104.91109
Nearest town McArthur Ranch, CO

Directions

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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

  1. Start on East/West Regional Trail, heading N.
  2. 2.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bluffs Regional Park Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  7. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  8. 0.9 miReach East/West Regional Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto East/West Regional Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 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.

Trail surface

83% dirt3% paved14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:25 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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