AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Highlands Ranch Historic Park

Outlaw

3.5 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Outlaw is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Highlands Ranch Historic Park near Kistler Park, CO. It climbs 278 ft. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,899 – 6,129 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.52774, -104.97750
Nearest town Kistler Park, CO
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Outlaw

3.5 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 5,898–6,128 ft

Out & Back · Highlands Ranch Historic Park

Trailhead: 39.52774, -104.97750

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 91°F / low 66° · precip 7% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Marcy Gulch Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto Vista Nation XC 2-mile course, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto Outlaw, heading SW.
  12. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Vista Nation XC 2-mile course, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  18. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  20. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Marcy Gulch Trail, heading E.
  22. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  23. 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/outlaw-out-back-6-km-1795

Trail surface

49% paved25% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 91°F66°
Precip7%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity39%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sun 88°61° 17%
Mon 89°65° 31%
Tue 87°61° 46%
Wed 89°60° 46%
Thu 87°60° 27%
Fri 87°59° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM — 6 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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