Sand Creek Regional Greenway
2.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 43 min
Sand Creek Regional Greenway is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Sand Creek Park near Boston Heights, CO. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sand Creek Regional Greenway
2.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 43 min
Elevation 5,296–5,332 ft
Out & Back · Sand Creek Park
Trailhead: 39.76006, -104.85194
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 63° · precip 5% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 433 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Sand Creek Regional Greenway, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miArrive 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 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 433 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Sand Creek Regional Greenway 2.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Toll Gate Creek Trail & Tollgate Creek Trail 5 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Toll Gate Creek Trail & Tollgate Creek Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 82 ft
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