West Big Dry Natural Area

Grand View Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Grand View Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in West Big Dry Natural Area near Carriage Club, CO. It is mostly level, with 142 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,883 – 5,981 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.53484, -104.91947
Nearest town Carriage Club, CO

Directions

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Grand View Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 5,883–5,983 ft

Out & Back · West Big Dry Natural Area

Trailhead: 39.53484, -104.91947

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 W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Grand View Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 300 ftTurn left onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Grand View Trail, heading W.
  6. 1 miReach Grand View Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1 miTurn left onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Grand View Trail, heading E.
  9. 300 ftBear left, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

94% paved6% 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 1.4 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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