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.

Elevation

0 mi5,732 – 5,968 ft8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.52201, -104.98477
Nearest town Kistler Park, CO

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.9 miTurn right onto East/West Regional Trail, heading S.
  9. 1.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left onto Foothills Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miReach Foothills Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right onto East/West Regional Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  14. 1.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  19. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  21. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

63% dirt20% gravel8% paved9% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F66°
Precip7%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity40%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 88°60° 17%
Mon 89°65° 31%
Tue 86°60° 46%
Wed 89°60° 46%
Thu 87°60° 27%
Fri 87°59° 18%

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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