Metzger Ponds & Country Vista Park via Big Dry Creek Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Metzger Ponds & Country Vista Park via Big Dry Creek Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Big Dry Creek Open Space near Cozy Corner, CO. The route reaches Metzger Ponds. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Metzger Ponds & Country Vista Park via Big Dry Creek Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 5,192–5,281 ft
Out & Back · Big Dry Creek Open Space
Trailhead: 39.92443, -105.01089
Weather Sep 4: Heavy drizzle, high 94°F / low 62° · precip 15% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 645 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.8 miPass Metzger Ponds.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Country Vista Park, heading W.
- 150 ftReach Metzger Ponds, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 645 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
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