AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Dad Clark Park

Foothills Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 50 min

Foothills Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Dad Clark Park near Kistler Park, CO. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,673 – 5,761 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.54120, -104.97894
Nearest town Kistler Park, CO
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Foothills Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 50 min

Elevation 5,673–5,761 ft

Out & Back · Dad Clark Park

Trailhead: 39.54120, -104.97894

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start on Kistler Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Foothills Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left onto Kistler Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/foothills-trail-out-back-4-km-18fa

Trail surface

52% dirt38% paved10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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