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Highlands Ranch Historic Park

Marcy Gulch Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 307 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Marcy Gulch Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Highlands Ranch Historic Park near Kistler Park, CO. It climbs 307 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,866 – 6,132 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

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

3.8 mi · ▲ 307 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 5,866–6,131 ft

Out & Back · Highlands Ranch Historic Park

Trailhead: Mansion Footpath · 39.53692, -104.97210

Weather Sep 5: Light rain, high 90°F / low 67° · precip 4% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:26 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. 0.3 miTurn right onto Dad Clark Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 100 ftContinue straight onto Vista Nation XC 2-mile course, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  17. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Marcy Gulch Trail, heading W.
  21. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 0.6 miTurn right onto Mansion Footpath, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miContinue straight onto South Ranch Road, heading N.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mansion Footpath, heading N.
  25. 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-a774

Trail surface

64% dirt35% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 90°F67°
Precip4%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity34%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 89°59° 21%
Mon 89°66° 25%
Tue 87°61° 33%
Wed 89°60° 37%
Thu 87°60° 26%
Fri 87°60° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:06 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:26 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:54 PM.

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