Power Line Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr
Power Line Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Sand Creek Park near Sable, CO. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Power Line Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 5,307–5,346 ft
Out & Back · Sand Creek Park
Trailhead: Power Line Trail · 39.75619, -104.82838
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 92°F / low 61° · precip 7% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: E 30th Ave & Xanadu St stop 131 m from the trailhead
- Start on Power Line Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Tollgate Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Sand Creek Regional Greenway, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Tollgate Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.7 miArrive 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 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: E 30th Ave & Xanadu St stop 131 m from the trailhead
More from Power Line Trail Trailhead
- Power Line Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Power Line Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Power Line Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Tollgate Creek Trail 3 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Tollgate Creek Trail 3 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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