Marcy Gulch Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 49 min
Marcy Gulch Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Highlands Ranch Historic Park near Kistler Park, CO. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Marcy Gulch Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 49 min
Elevation 5,898–6,095 ft
Out & Back · Highlands Ranch Historic Park
Trailhead: 39.52774, -104.97750
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 91°F / low 66° · precip 7% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Marcy Gulch Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Vista Nation XC 2-mile course, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Marcy Gulch Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM — 6 min before dark.
More from this trailhead
- Marcy Gulch Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 167 ft
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- East/West Regional Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 334 ft
- Outlaw 3.5 mi · ▲ 278 ft
- Badlands 4.3 mi · ▲ 390 ft
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