AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Dad Clark Park

Foothills Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Foothills Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Dad Clark Park near Kistler Park, CO. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,627 – 5,761 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

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

3.5 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 5,628–5,761 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. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Dad Clark Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Foothills Trail, heading W.
  7. 1.1 miTurn left onto Kistler Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 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-6-km-439f

Trail surface

57% dirt37% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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