Sand Creek Regional Greenway
2.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 52 min
Sand Creek Regional Greenway is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Sand Creek Park near Hillcrest Village, CO. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sand Creek Regional Greenway
2.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 52 min
Elevation 5,302–5,356 ft
Out & Back · Sand Creek Park
Trailhead: Sand Creek Trail · 39.75688, -104.81956
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 92°F / low 60° · precip 6% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: Sable Blvd & E 30th Ave stop 31 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Sand Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Sand Creek Regional Greenway, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Sand Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Sable Blvd & E 30th Ave stop 31 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Sand Creek Trail Trailhead
- Morrison Naure Center Viewpoint via Sand Creek Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Bluff Lake Nature Center Viewpoint–Bluff Lake, 3 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 93 ft
- Toll Gate Creek Trail & Tollgate Creek Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 59 ft
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