Foothills Trail & Kistler Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Foothills Trail & Kistler Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Dad Clark Park near Highlands Ranch, CO. It is mostly level, with 220 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Foothills Trail & Kistler Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 5,622–5,755 ft
Out & Back · Dad Clark Park
Trailhead: 39.56116, -104.96717
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 92°F / low 63° · precip 12% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: S University Blvd & Dad Clark Dr stop 653 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Foothills Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Kistler Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Foothills Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Foothills Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive 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 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.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: S University Blvd & Dad Clark Dr stop 653 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Dad Clark Dirt Trail & Foothills Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 166 ft
- Foothills Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 253 ft
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