Grand View Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 58 min
Grand View Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in West Big Dry Natural Area near Gateway, CO. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Grand View Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 58 min
Elevation 5,831–5,943 ft
Out & Back · West Big Dry Natural Area
Trailhead: 39.53863, -104.91710
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 91°F / low 63° · precip 7% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Grand View Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM — 9 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Big Dry Creek Trail & Grand View Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 162 ft
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