Sand Creek Alternate
4.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Sand Creek Alternate is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Prairie Uplands Park 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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Sand Creek Alternate
4.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 5,223–5,294 ft
Out & Back · Prairie Uplands Park
Trailhead: 39.78543, -104.89729
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 115 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Sand Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Sand Creek Alternate, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach Sand Creek Alternate, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Sand Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 115 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Sand Creek Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Sand Creek Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Sand Creek Trail 4 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Sand Creek Trail 4 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Sand Creek Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Sand Creek Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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