Grand View Trail via Big Dry Creek Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 50 min
Grand View Trail via Big Dry Creek Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in West Big Dry Natural Area near Gateway, CO. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Grand View Trail via Big Dry Creek Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 50 min
Elevation 5,877–5,983 ft
Out & Back · West Big Dry Natural Area
Trailhead: 39.53618, -104.92830
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 90°F / low 67° · precip 4% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Grand View Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miReach Grand View Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 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 1.2 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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