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Niver Creek Open Space

Niver Creek Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Niver Creek Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Niver Creek Open Space near Thornton, CO. It is mostly level, with 248 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,246 – 5,446 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.86838, -104.97562
Nearest town Thornton, CO
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Niver Creek Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 5,247–5,445 ft

Out & Back · Niver Creek Open Space

Trailhead: 39.86838, -104.97562

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Transit-accessible: Eppinger Blvd & Ogden St stop 479 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 150 ftBear left onto Grange Hall Creek Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left onto Niver Creek Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Niver Creek Open Space, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Niver Creek Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.6 miTurn right onto Grange Hall Creek Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
  14. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  16. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 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/niver-creek-trail-out-back-5-km-df40

Trail surface

78% paved1% boardwalk21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM — 2 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Eppinger Blvd & Ogden St stop 479 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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