Highlands Ranch Historic Park

Marcy Gulch Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 309 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Marcy Gulch Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Highlands Ranch Historic Park near Kistler Park, CO. It climbs 309 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,863 – 6,090 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: South Ranch Road 39.53879, -104.97238
Nearest town Kistler Park, CO

Directions

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Marcy Gulch Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 309 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Elevation 5,863–6,091 ft

Out & Back · Highlands Ranch Historic Park

Trailhead: South Ranch Road · 39.53879, -104.97238

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 100 ftSharp right onto South Ranch Road, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftBear left onto Mansion Footpath, heading S.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto South Ranch Road, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mansion Footpath, heading SW.
  7. 400 ftContinue straight onto South Ranch Road, heading S.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mansion Footpath, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left onto Marcy Gulch Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 300 ftBear right, heading S.
  15. 50 ftSharp left onto Vista Nation XC 2-mile course, heading S.
  16. 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  20. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  22. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Marcy Gulch Trail, heading SW.
  24. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  25. 0.6 miTurn right onto Mansion Footpath, heading N.
  26. 0.1 miContinue straight onto South Ranch Road, heading N.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mansion Footpath, heading N.
  28. 400 ftContinue straight onto South Ranch Road, heading N.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mansion Footpath, heading NW.
  30. 100 ftBear right onto South Ranch Road, heading NW.
  31. 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  32. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  33. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

48% dirt47% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

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 — 12 min before dark.

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