Niver Creek Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Niver Creek Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Niver Creek Open Space near Thornton, CO. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Niver Creek Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 5,247–5,445 ft
Out & Back · Niver Creek Open Space
Trailhead: 39.87068, -104.98007
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 94°F / low 60° · precip 13% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Grange Hall Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Niver Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Niver Creek Open Space, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Niver Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Grange Hall Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 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 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Grange Hall Creek Trail 2 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Grange Hall Creek Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 142 ft
- Grange Hall Creek Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Niver Creek Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Niver Creek Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 142 ft
- Niver Creek Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 162 ft
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