Marcy Gulch Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Marcy Gulch Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Highlands Ranch Historic Park near Kistler Park, CO. It is mostly level, with 226 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
2.8 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 5,820–6,095 ft
Out & Back · Highlands Ranch Historic Park
Trailhead: 39.52980, -104.98137
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 63° · precip 8% · wind 16 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Marcy GulchTrail, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right onto Marcy Gulch Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Vista Nation XC 2-mile course, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 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.
- 1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 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 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM — 5 min before dark.
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