AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Sand Creek Park

Park Lane & Tollgate Creek Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 31 ft · 47 min

Park Lane & Tollgate Creek Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Sand Creek Park near Magnolia, CO. It is mostly level, with 31 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,319 – 5,374 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.76365, -104.83566
Nearest town Magnolia, CO
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Park Lane & Tollgate Creek Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 31 ft · 47 min

Elevation 5,318–5,375 ft

Out & Back · Sand Creek Park

Trailhead: 39.76365, -104.83566

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: stop 325 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Park Lane, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Tollgate Creek Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.8 miReach Park Lane, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Park Lane, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miArrive 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/park-lane-out-back

Trail surface

78% paved22% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM — 8 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: stop 325 m from the trailhead

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