Highlands Ranch Historic Park

Marcy Gulch Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 308 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 308 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,863 – 6,096 ft4.0 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 · ▲ 308 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Elevation 5,863–6,095 ft

Out & Back · Highlands Ranch Historic Park

Trailhead: South Ranch Road · 39.53879, -104.97238

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 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 ftBear right onto Vista Nation XC 2-mile course, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  20. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  22. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Marcy Gulch Trail, heading NE.
  24. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  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 W.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mansion Footpath, heading W.
  30. 150 ftBear right onto South Ranch Road, heading N.
  31. 100 ftSharp left, heading N.
  32. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  33. 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 surface

48% paved47% dirt5% 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 0.0 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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