West Big Dry Natural Area

Grand View Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 49 min

Grand View Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in West Big Dry Natural Area near Carriage Club, CO. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,830 – 5,942 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.53270, -104.91870
Nearest town Carriage Club, CO

Directions

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Grand View Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 49 min

Elevation 5,831–5,943 ft

Out & Back · West Big Dry Natural Area

Trailhead: 39.53270, -104.91870

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 91°F / low 63° · precip 16% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 100 ftTurn left onto Grand View Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  10. 150 ftTurn right onto Heritage Park Path, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
  14. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 250 ftBear right onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left onto Grand View Trail, heading S.
  19. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

63% paved28% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 91°F63°
Feels like79°Precip16%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity25%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°60° 5 PM: 1% rain6 PM: 4% rain7 PM: 8% rain8 PM: 16% rain9 PM: 7% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 91°68° 16%
Sun 88°61° 36%
Mon 89°71° 28%
Tue 87°63° 32%
Wed 85°64° 35%
Thu 89°64° 32%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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