AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Highlands Ranch Historic Park

Outlaw

4.3 mi · ▲ 388 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Outlaw is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Highlands Ranch Historic Park near Kistler Park, CO. It climbs 388 ft. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,860 – 6,129 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mansion Footpath 39.53467, -104.97428
Nearest town Kistler Park, CO
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Outlaw

4.3 mi · ▲ 388 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 5,862–6,128 ft

Out & Back · Highlands Ranch Historic Park

Trailhead: Mansion Footpath · 39.53467, -104.97428

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 62° · precip 8% · wind 16 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start on Mansion Footpath, heading E.
  2. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left 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 S.
  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 S.
  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 NW.
  18. 250 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. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 0.6 miTurn left onto Mansion Footpath, heading NW.
  24. 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-7-km-fb53

Trail surface

50% dirt29% paved21% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F62°
Feels like81°Precip8%Wind16 mphUV7Humidity22%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 88°66°
Sun 90°61° 31%
Mon 88°67° 29%
Tue 87°60° 33%
Wed 86°59° 36%
Thu 89°60° 32%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM — 11 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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