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Prairie Gateway Open Space

Prairie Gateway Open Space Loop Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Prairie Gateway Open Space Loop Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Prairie Gateway Open Space near Sandown, CO. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,184 – 5,253 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.79319, -104.88869
Nearest town Sandown, CO
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Prairie Gateway Open Space Loop Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 5,185–5,253 ft

Out & Back · Prairie Gateway Open Space

Trailhead: 39.79319, -104.88869

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left onto Prairie Gateway Open Space Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Prairie Gateway Open Space Loop Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Prairie Gateway Open Space Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  22. 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  24. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  25. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  26. 300 ftBear right, heading E.
  27. 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/prairie-gateway-open-space-loop-trail-out-back-7-km-7583

Trail surface

40% dirt34% paved10% gravel16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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