Marcy Gulch Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 310 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 310 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Marcy Gulch Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 310 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 5,862–6,131 ft
Out & Back · Highlands Ranch Historic Park
Trailhead: Mansion Footpath · 39.53467, -104.97428
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
- Start on Mansion Footpath, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Marcy Gulch Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Vista Nation XC 2-mile course, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Dad Clark Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Vista Nation XC 2-mile course, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Marcy Gulch Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Mansion Footpath, heading N.
- 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 0.0 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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