Sand Creek Alternate
2.4 mi · ▲ 119 ft · 52 min
Sand Creek Alternate is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Prairie Uplands Park near Sandown, CO. It is mostly level, with 119 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sand Creek Alternate
2.4 mi · ▲ 119 ft · 52 min
Elevation 5,240–5,294 ft
Out & Back · Prairie Uplands Park
Trailhead: 39.76865, -104.88939
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 93°F / low 60° · precip 6% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: Central Park stop 292 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Sand Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Sand Creek Alternate, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Sand Creek Alternate, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Sand Creek Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 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 0.9 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Central Park stop 292 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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