Grange Hall Creek Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 59 min

Grange Hall Creek Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Thornton, CO. It is mostly level, with 249 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 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.86838, -104.97562
Nearest town Thornton, CO

Directions

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Grange Hall Creek Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 59 min

Elevation 5,288–5,445 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.86838, -104.97562

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Transit-accessible: Eppinger Blvd & Ogden St stop 479 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 150 ftBear left onto Grange Hall Creek Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Niver Creek Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Grange Hall Creek Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
  12. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  14. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 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

84% paved1% boardwalk15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM — 3 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Eppinger Blvd & Ogden St stop 479 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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