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Ridgegate Trail & Willow Creek Trail via East/West Regional Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 536 ft · 2 hr 28 min

Ridgegate Trail & Willow Creek Trail via East/West Regional Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back near Lone Tree, CO. It climbs 536 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,919 – 6,293 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.52096, -104.87441
Nearest town Lone Tree, CO
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Ridgegate Trail & Willow Creek Trail via East/West Regional Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 536 ft · 2 hr 28 min

Elevation 5,919–6,292 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.52096, -104.87441

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 89°F / low 63° · precip 17% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Light Rail Bus Bridge Shuttle Stop stop 762 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.5 miSharp right onto East/West Regional Trail, heading NW.
  3. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Ridgegate Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  10. 450 ftSharp right onto Willow Creek Trail, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  14. 450 ftTurn left onto Willow Creek Trail / Sky Ridge Ave. Spur, heading NE.
  15. 300 ftTurn left onto Willow Creek Trail, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftReach Ridgegate Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 100 ftTurn right onto Willow Creek Trail / Sky Ridge Ave. Spur, heading NE.
  18. 300 ftTurn right onto Willow Creek Trail, heading NE.
  19. 450 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  21. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  23. 50 ftSharp left onto Ridgegate Trail, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  25. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  27. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left onto East/West Regional Trail, heading W.
  29. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  30. 1.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  31. 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/ridgegate-trail-willow-creek-trail-out-back-11-km

Trail surface

85% dirt12% paved1% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 89°F63°
Precip17%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity26%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°60° 5 PM: 1% rain6 PM: 5% rain7 PM: 8% rain8 PM: 17% rain9 PM: 8% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 89°68° 16%
Sun 87°60° 38%
Mon 88°71° 28%
Tue 86°62° 32%
Wed 85°63° 35%
Thu 88°63° 32%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Light Rail Bus Bridge Shuttle Stop stop 762 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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