Highlands Ranch Historic Park

Marcy Gulch Trail

3 mi · ▲ 282 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Marcy Gulch Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Highlands Ranch Historic Park near Kistler Park, CO. It climbs 282 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,860 – 6,096 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mansion Footpath 39.53467, -104.97428
Nearest town Kistler Park, CO

Directions

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Marcy Gulch Trail

3 mi · ▲ 282 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 5,862–6,095 ft

Out & Back · Highlands Ranch Historic Park

Trailhead: Mansion Footpath · 39.53467, -104.97428

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 62° · precip 8% · wind 16 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start on Mansion Footpath, heading E.
  2. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left onto Marcy Gulch Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 300 ftBear right, heading S.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto Vista Nation XC 2-mile course, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  13. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Marcy Gulch Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 0.6 miTurn left onto Mansion Footpath, heading N.
  19. 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

54% paved44% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F62°
Feels like81°Precip8%Wind16 mphUV7Humidity22%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 88°66°
Sun 90°61° 31%
Mon 88°67° 29%
Tue 87°60° 33%
Wed 86°59° 36%
Thu 89°60° 32%

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 — 11 min before dark.

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