Prairie Gateway Open Space Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 43 min
Prairie Gateway Open Space Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Prairie Gateway Open Space near Sandown, CO. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Prairie Gateway Open Space Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 43 min
Elevation 5,210–5,247 ft
Out & Back · Prairie Gateway Open Space
Trailhead: 39.79734, -104.87969
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 61° · precip 8% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Prairie Gateway Open Space Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM — 5 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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