Big Dry Creek Open Space

US 36 Bikeway

9.6 mi · ▲ 521 ft · 3 hr 28 min

US 36 Bikeway is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in Big Dry Creek Open Space near Wandering View, CO. It climbs 521 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,279 – 5,545 ft10.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.88531, -105.02821
Nearest town Wandering View, CO

Directions

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US 36 Bikeway

9.6 mi · ▲ 521 ft · 3 hr 28 min

Elevation 5,278–5,546 ft

Out & Back · Big Dry Creek Open Space

Trailhead: 39.88531, -105.02821

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 312 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 100 ftTurn left onto Farmers High Line Canal Trail, heading W.
  6. 1 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Hyland Creek Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.6 miTurn left onto US 36 Bikeway, heading W.
  10. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Sheridan Underpass, heading S.
  11. 400 ftContinue straight onto US 36 Bikeway, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  13. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  14. 0.4 miReach US 36 Bikeway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  16. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 2 miTurn right onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right onto Hyland Creek Trail, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  24. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  25. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  27. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 312 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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