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West Big Dry Natural Area

Grand View Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 51 min

Grand View Trail is a 2.4-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 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

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

2.4 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 51 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 ftBear left onto Heritage Park Path, heading NE.
  11. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  15. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  17. 150 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  18. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  20. 250 ftBear right onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left onto Grand View Trail, heading SW.
  23. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  25. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/grand-view-trail-out-back-4-km-9845

Trail surface

65% paved26% 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%

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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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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