Grange Hall Creek Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 49 min

Grange Hall Creek Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Thornton, CO. It is mostly level, with 169 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 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.87089, -104.97758
Nearest town Thornton, CO

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Grange Hall Creek Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 49 min

Elevation 5,288–5,445 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.87089, -104.97758

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

Transit-accessible: Eppinger Blvd & Clarkson St stop 777 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  4. 100 ftBear left onto Grange Hall Creek Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Niver Creek Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Grange Hall Creek Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  11. 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 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM — 7 min before dark.

More sunset hikes nearby

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Eppinger Blvd & Clarkson St stop 777 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

More from this trailhead