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Highlands Ranch Historic Park

Marcy Gulch Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 447 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Marcy Gulch Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Highlands Ranch Historic Park near Kistler Park, CO. It climbs 447 ft. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,820 – 6,129 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

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

4.9 mi · ▲ 447 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 5,820–6,128 ft

Out & Back · Highlands Ranch Historic Park

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

No dogs on part of this route

  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 ftBear right onto Vista Nation XC 2-mile course, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right onto Badlands, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Vista Nation XC 2-mile course, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  18. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Marcy Gulch Trail, heading NE.
  22. 1 miBear left, heading NW.
  23. 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-8-km-ff10

Trail surface

28% paved24% dirt17% gravel31% 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 7:51 PM — 5 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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