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Dad Clark Natural Area

Marcy Gulch Trail

4 mi · ▲ 394 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Marcy Gulch Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Dad Clark Natural Area near Kistler Park, CO. It climbs 394 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,820 – 6,250 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.52980, -104.98137
Nearest town Kistler Park, CO
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Marcy Gulch Trail

4 mi · ▲ 394 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 5,820–6,249 ft

Out & Back · Dad Clark Natural Area

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftBear right onto Marcy GulchTrail, heading N.
  3. 1 miTurn right onto Marcy Gulch Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftSharp left onto Vista Nation XC 2-mile course, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right onto Dad Clark Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto East/West Regional Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Dad Clark Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 100 ftContinue straight onto Vista Nation XC 2-mile course, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  19. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  22. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Marcy Gulch Trail, heading W.
  23. 1 miBear left, heading N.
  24. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/marcy-gulch-trail-out-back-6-km-2300

Trail surface

41% dirt36% paved22% gravel1% 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 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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