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Prairie Gateway Open Space

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.

Elevation

0 mi5,207 – 5,246 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.79734, -104.87969
Nearest town Sandown, CO
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Prairie Gateway Open Space Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 43 min

Elevation 5,209–5,247 ft

Out & Back · Prairie Gateway Open Space

Trailhead: 39.79734, -104.87969

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Prairie Gateway Open Space Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 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-trail-out-back-4-km-dc74

Trail surface

42% paved28% dirt17% gravel13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM — 5 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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