Highlands Point–Brandin' Iron Cutoff Loop, 4 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 258 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Highlands Point–Brandin' Iron Cutoff Loop, 4 sights is a 2.7-mile loop in Dad Clark Natural Area near Kistler Park, CO. The route reaches Highlands Point. It climbs 258 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Highlands Point–Brandin' Iron Cutoff Loop, 4 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 258 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 6,039–6,270 ft
Loop · Dad Clark Natural Area
Trailhead: 39.52123, -104.96413
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Vista Nation XC 2-mile course, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Outlaw, heading S.
- 150 ftReach Highlands Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Longhorn Ledge, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Brandin' Iron Cutoff, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Longhorn Ledge, heading NE.
- 0.3 miPass Highlands Point.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Cowboy Up, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto East/West Regional Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Dad Clark Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Vista Nation XC 2-mile course, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftThe loop closes 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.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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