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Niver Creek Open Space

Niver Creek Tributary Trail via Niver Creek Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Niver Creek Tributary Trail via Niver Creek Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Niver Creek Open Space near Thornton, CO. It is mostly level, with 222 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,233 – 5,446 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.87089, -104.97758
Nearest town Thornton, CO
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Niver Creek Tributary Trail via Niver Creek Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 5,232–5,445 ft

Out & Back · Niver Creek Open Space

Trailhead: 39.87089, -104.97758

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: Eppinger Blvd & Clarkson St stop 777 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  4. 100 ftBear left onto Grange Hall Creek Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left onto Niver Creek Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Niver Creek-88th Avenue Trail, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Niver Creek Trail, heading SE.
  8. 350 ftContinue straight onto Niver Creek Tributary Trail, heading S.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Thornton Park & Ride, heading S.
  10. 150 ftContinue straight onto Niver Creek Tributary Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.6 miReach Niver Creek Tributary Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Thornton Park & Ride, heading E.
  13. 150 ftContinue straight onto Niver Creek Tributary Trail, heading NE.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto Niver Creek Trail, heading N.
  15. 350 ftContinue straight onto Niver Creek-88th Avenue Trail, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Niver Creek Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.8 miTurn right onto Grange Hall Creek Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
  19. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  20. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  21. 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-tributary-trail-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

97% paved1% boardwalk2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM — 7 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Eppinger Blvd & Clarkson St stop 777 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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