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East Big Dry Natural Area

Goat Trail Connector via Bluffs Regional Park Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Goat Trail Connector via Bluffs Regional Park Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in East Big Dry Natural Area near Gateway, CO. It is mostly level, with 109 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 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.54581, -104.90109
Nearest town Gateway, CO
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Goat Trail Connector via Bluffs Regional Park Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 5,919–6,004 ft

Out & Back · East Big Dry Natural Area

Trailhead: 39.54581, -104.90109

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 63° · precip 15% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 150 ftTurn left onto Bluffs Regional Park Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miSharp right onto Goat Trail Connector, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miReach Goat Trail Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miSharp left onto Bluffs Regional Park Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  12. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  13. 0.2 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/goat-trail-connector-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

60% dirt20% paved20% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F63°
Feels like79°Precip15%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity24%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°60° 5 PM: 1% rain6 PM: 3% rain7 PM: 8% rain8 PM: 15% rain9 PM: 7% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 88°67°
Sun 90°61° 36%
Mon 88°71° 28%
Tue 87°63° 31%
Wed 85°63° 34%
Thu 89°64° 32%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM — 2 min before dark.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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