Foothills Trail
2 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 42 min
Foothills Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Dad Clark Park near Kistler Park, CO. It is mostly level, with 57 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
2 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 42 min
Elevation 5,635–5,719 ft
Out & Back · Dad Clark Park
Trailhead: 39.54842, -104.98982
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 93°F / low 62° · precip 10% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: Ridgeline Boulevard & Highlands Ranch Parkway stop 559 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Kistler Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Foothills Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Kistler Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 200 ftBear left, heading W.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 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 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Ridgeline Boulevard & Highlands Ranch Parkway stop 559 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Foothills Trail 2 mi · ▲ 140 ft
- Dad Clark Dirt Trail & Kistler Trail via Foothills Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 195 ft
- Foothills Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Foothills Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 166 ft
- Foothills Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- Dad Clark Dirt Trail & Kistler Trail via Foothills Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 197 ft
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