Marcy GulchTrail
1.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 41 min
Marcy GulchTrail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Kistler Park, CO. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Directions
Marcy GulchTrail
1.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 41 min
Elevation 5,718–5,777 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.53272, -104.98842
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Marcy GulchTrail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 500 ftSharp right onto Foothills Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear left onto Marcy GulchTrail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:08 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:28 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:56 PM.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
More from this trailhead
- Marcy GulchTrail 2.2 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Giddy Up–Marcy GulchTrail, 4 sights 6 mi · ▲ 435 ft
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