Grand View Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Grand View Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in West Big Dry Natural Area near Highlands Ranch, CO. It is mostly level, with 139 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
3.2 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 5,877–5,983 ft
Out & Back · West Big Dry Natural Area
Trailhead: 39.53572, -104.94392
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 91°F / low 63° · precip 15% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Grand View Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Grand View Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach Grand View Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Grand View Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM — 12 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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