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Highlands Ranch Historic Park

Marcy Gulch Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Marcy Gulch Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Highlands Ranch Historic Park near Kistler Park, CO. It is mostly level, with 249 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,866 – 6,090 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mansion Footpath 39.53692, -104.97210
Nearest town Kistler Park, CO
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Marcy Gulch Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 5,866–6,091 ft

Out & Back · Highlands Ranch Historic Park

Trailhead: Mansion Footpath · 39.53692, -104.97210

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 63° · precip 8% · wind 16 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start on Mansion Footpath, heading S.
  2. 400 ftContinue straight onto South Ranch Road, heading S.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mansion Footpath, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left onto Marcy Gulch Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftSharp left onto Vista Nation XC 2-mile course, heading S.
  11. 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  15. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Marcy Gulch Trail, heading SW.
  19. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 0.6 miTurn right onto Mansion Footpath, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miContinue straight onto South Ranch Road, heading N.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mansion Footpath, heading NE.
  23. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/marcy-gulch-trail-out-back-5-km-f329

Trail surface

50% dirt49% paved1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F63°
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 89°67°
Sun 90°61° 31%
Mon 89°67° 29%
Tue 88°60° 33%
Wed 86°59° 36%
Thu 89°61° 32%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:08 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:28 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:55 PM.

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