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Big Dry Creek Open Space

Metzger Ponds & Home Farm Trail via Big Dry Creek Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Metzger Ponds & Home Farm Trail via Big Dry Creek Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Big Dry Creek Open Space near Brandywine, CO. The route reaches Metzger Ponds. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,194 – 5,282 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.91259, -105.05157
Nearest town Brandywine, CO
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Metzger Ponds & Home Farm Trail via Big Dry Creek Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 5,192–5,283 ft

Out & Back · Big Dry Creek Open Space

Trailhead: 39.91259, -105.05157

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 63° · precip 8% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Transit-accessible: 120th Ave / Sheridan Blvd (EB) stop 157 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 300 ftBear right, heading E.
  4. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  5. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miPass Metzger Ponds.
  9. 250 ftTurn left onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading E.
  10. 1.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  12. 50 ftSharp left onto Home Farm Trail, heading N.
  13. 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miReach Metzger Ponds, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  17. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading NW.
  19. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  20. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  21. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  24. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  25. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  26. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  27. 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/metzger-ponds-home-farm-trail-out-back-9-km-a3bc

Trail surface

74% paved6% dirt3% gravel17% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F63°
Precip8%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity34%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 91°63° 19%
Mon 89°75° 28%
Tue 88°68° 25%
Wed 91°67° 25%
Thu 89°71° 21%
Fri 91°69° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 120th Ave / Sheridan Blvd (EB) stop 157 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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