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Niver Creek Open Space

Niver Creek Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Niver Creek Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Niver Creek Open Space near Thornton, CO. It is mostly level, with 195 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,204 – 5,440 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Grange Hall Creek Trail 39.87223, -104.98197
Nearest town Thornton, CO
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Niver Creek Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 5,204–5,440 ft

Out & Back · Niver Creek Open Space

Trailhead: Grange Hall Creek Trail · 39.87223, -104.98197

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: Pecos Street & West 96th Avenue stop 269 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Grange Hall Creek Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.8 miTurn left onto Niver Creek Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Niver Creek-88th Avenue Trail, heading S.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Niver Creek Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Thornton Park & Ride, heading S.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Niver Creek Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftReach Niver Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  13. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Thornton Park & Ride, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Niver Creek Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Niver Creek-88th Avenue Trail, heading W.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Niver Creek Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.8 miTurn right onto Grange Hall Creek Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.4 miArrive 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-7-km-1311

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Pecos Street & West 96th Avenue stop 269 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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