Foothills Trail via East/West Regional Trail
7.5 mi · ▲ 331 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Foothills Trail via East/West Regional Trail is a 7.5-mile out-and-back near Kistler Park, CO. It climbs 331 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Foothills Trail via East/West Regional Trail
7.5 mi · ▲ 331 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Elevation 5,731–5,968 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.52201, -104.98477
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 90°F / low 66° · precip 7% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto East/West Regional Trail, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Foothills Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Foothills Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto East/West Regional Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 250 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 0.3 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM — 4 min before dark.
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