Highlands Point–Daniels Park Regional Trail, 4 sights is a 12-mile out-and-back in Daniels Park near Castle Pines North, CO. The route reaches Highlands Point. It climbs 797 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,798 – 6,582 ft13.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Daniels Park Regional Trail 39.48145, -104.92466
Nearest town Castle Pines North, CO
Directions
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Highlands Point–Daniels Park Regional Trail, 4 sights
12 mi · ▲ 797 ft · 4 hr 24 min
Elevation 5,798–6,581 ft
Out & Back · Daniels Park
Trailhead: Daniels Park Regional Trail · 39.48145, -104.92466
Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 85°F / low 56° · precip 10% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Daniels Park Regional Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto East/West Regional Trail, heading NE.
- 1.8 miSharp left onto Buck Snort, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Longhorn Ledge, heading SE.
- 0.4 miPass Highlands Point.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Cowboy Up, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto East/West Regional Trail, heading NE.
- 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 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Marcy Gulch Trail, heading SW.
- 1.5 miReach Highlands Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Vista Nation XC 2-mile course, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Dad Clark Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto East/West Regional Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Cowboy Up, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Longhorn Ledge, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Buck Snort, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto East/West Regional Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Daniels Park Regional Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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
64% dirt23% gravel13% paved
Weather
OvercastTemperature 85°F56°
Precip10%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity38%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Mon
80°60°
35%
Tue
84°65°
25%
Wed
82°60°
24%
Thu
86°60°
Fri
86°62°
Sat
84°48°
31%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:06 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:26 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:54 PM.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Daniels Park Regional Trail Trailhead
- Dad Clark Trail & Daniels Park Regional Trail via East/West Regional Trail 8.1 mi · ▲ 533 ft
- Windmill Pond–Daniels Park Regional Trail, 3 sights 14.7 mi · ▲ 936 ft
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