AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Marcy GulchTrail

2.2 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 47 min

Marcy GulchTrail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Kistler Park, CO. It is mostly level, with 114 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,712 – 5,801 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.54200, -104.99898
Nearest town Kistler Park, CO
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Marcy GulchTrail

2.2 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 47 min

Elevation 5,713–5,801 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.54200, -104.99898

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 91°F / low 64° · precip 10% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: Highlands Ranch Town Center Park-n-Ride Gate A stop 580 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Foothills Park path, heading SE.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 200 ftTurn left onto Marcy GulchTrail, heading E.
  5. 0.6 miReach Marcy GulchTrail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miArrive 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-gulchtrail-out-back-4-km-3f96

Trail surface

99% paved1% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 91°F64°
Feels like81°Precip10%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 91°68°
Sun 89°61° 26%
Mon 89°68° 29%
Tue 88°60° 33%
Wed 87°59° 35%
Thu 90°61° 32%

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.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Highlands Ranch Town Center Park-n-Ride Gate A stop 580 m from the trailhead

Hikes near Kistler Park, Colorado