Grange Hall Creek Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 43 min

Grange Hall Creek Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Thornton, CO. It is mostly level, with 170 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,289 – 5,446 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Civic Center Drive 39.87044, -104.98355
Nearest town Thornton, CO

Directions

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Grange Hall Creek Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 43 min

Elevation 5,288–5,446 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Civic Center Drive · 39.87044, -104.98355

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 94°F / low 60° · precip 13% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 200 ftSharp right onto Grange Hall Creek Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Niver Creek Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Grange Hall Creek Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.7 miSharp left, heading NE.
  7. 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 surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 94°F60°
Feels like81°Precip13%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 92°65°
Sun 92°63° 22%
Mon 90°75° 33%
Tue 88°70° 23%
Wed 87°66° 26%
Thu 92°68° 26%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:08 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:28 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:56 PM.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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