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East Big Dry Natural Area

Goat Trail Connector via Bluffs Regional Park Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 46 min

Goat Trail Connector via Bluffs Regional Park Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in East Big Dry Natural Area near Carriage Club, CO. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,919 – 6,004 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.53526, -104.90515
Nearest town Carriage Club, CO
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Goat Trail Connector via Bluffs Regional Park Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 46 min

Elevation 5,919–6,004 ft

Out & Back · East Big Dry Natural Area

Trailhead: 39.53526, -104.90515

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 90°F / low 65° · precip 4% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftTurn right onto Bluffs Regional Park Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.5 miSharp right onto Goat Trail Connector, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miReach Goat Trail Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miSharp left onto Bluffs Regional Park Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 250 ftArrive 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/goat-trail-connector-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F65°
Precip4%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity41%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 87°60° 16%
Mon 88°71° 30%
Tue 86°67° 47%
Wed 89°65° 47%
Thu 86°65° 28%
Fri 86°63° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM — 12 min before dark.

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