Morrison Naure Center Viewpoint via Sand Creek Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Morrison Nature Center near Hillcrest Village, CO. The route reaches Morrison Naure Center Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,355 – 5,397 ft3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Sand Creek Trail 39.75688, -104.81956
Nearest town Hillcrest Village, CO
Directions
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Morrison Naure Center Viewpoint via Sand Creek Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 57 min
Elevation 5,354–5,397 ft
Out & Back · Morrison Nature Center
Trailhead: Sand Creek Trail · 39.75688, -104.81956
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 92°F / low 63° · precip 5% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Transit-accessible: Sable Blvd & E 30th Ave stop 31 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Sand Creek Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Morrison Naure Center, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Morrison Naure Center Viewpoint.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sand Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
34% dirt31% gravel12% paved23% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 92°F63°
Precip5%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity44%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun
90°63°
20%
Mon
89°68°
37%
Tue
86°64°
43%
Wed
89°61°
43%
Thu
87°64°
28%
Fri
88°63°
18%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Sable Blvd & E 30th Ave stop 31 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Sand Creek Trail Trailhead
- Sand Creek Regional Greenway 2.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Bluff Lake Nature Center Viewpoint–Bluff Lake, 3 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 93 ft
- Toll Gate Creek Trail & Tollgate Creek Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 59 ft
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