Outlaw
2.6 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 59 min
Outlaw is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Dad Clark Natural Area near Kistler Park, CO. It is mostly level, with 220 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Outlaw
2.6 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 59 min
Elevation 5,968–6,128 ft
Out & Back · Dad Clark Natural Area
Trailhead: 39.52695, -104.96165
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Dad Clark Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Vista Nation XC 2-mile course, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Outlaw, heading SW.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Vista Nation XC 2-mile course, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Dad Clark Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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 0.5 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
More from this trailhead
- Outlaw 3.5 mi · ▲ 276 ft
- Dad Clark Trail–Outlaw, 4 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 443 ft
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