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 5,294–5,332 ft
Out & Back · Sand Creek Park
Trailhead: 39.76027, -104.85585
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 61° · precip 7% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 611 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Sand Creek Regional Greenway, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 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.
- 0.6 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 (~26 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 611 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Sand Creek Regional Greenway 2.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Tollgate Creek Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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