Outlaw
3.9 mi · ▲ 327 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Outlaw is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Highlands Ranch Historic Park near Kistler Park, CO. It climbs 327 ft. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,853 – 6,129 ft4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.52761, -104.98203
Nearest town Kistler Park, CO
Directions
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Outlaw
3.9 mi · ▲ 327 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 5,855–6,128 ft
Out & Back · Highlands Ranch Historic Park
Trailhead: 39.52761, -104.98203
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Marcy Gulch Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 300 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.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Marcy Gulch Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
55% paved22% dirt23% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM — 1 min before dark.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
More from this trailhead
- Marcy Gulch Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 216 ft
- Marcy Gulch Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 216 ft
- Marcy Gulch Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 226 ft
- Marcy Gulch Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 224 ft
- Marcy Gulch Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 274 ft
- Marcy Gulch Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 278 ft
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