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Highlands Ranch Historic Park

Marcy GulchTrail via Marcy Gulch Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 240 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Marcy GulchTrail via Marcy Gulch Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Highlands Ranch Historic Park near Kistler Park, CO. It is mostly level, with 240 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,798 – 6,053 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.52238, -104.96430
Nearest town Kistler Park, CO
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Marcy GulchTrail via Marcy Gulch Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 240 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 5,798–6,055 ft

Out & Back · Highlands Ranch Historic Park

Trailhead: 39.52238, -104.96430

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Marcy Gulch Trail, heading N.
  5. 1.5 miReach Marcy GulchTrail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.6 miBear left, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 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-gulchtrail-out-back-5-km-4328

Trail surface

42% paved29% dirt27% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM — 11 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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