Sand Creek Regional Greenway
2.2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 45 min
Sand Creek Regional Greenway is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Sand Creek Park near Hillcrest Village, CO. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sand Creek Regional Greenway
2.2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 45 min
Elevation 5,307–5,346 ft
Out & Back · Sand Creek Park
Trailhead: 39.75161, -104.82827
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: Fitzsimons Pkwy & E Montview Blvd stop 494 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Tollgate Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Sand Creek Regional Greenway, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Tollgate Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 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 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM — 5 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Fitzsimons Pkwy & E Montview Blvd stop 494 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Sand Creek Regional Greenway 2.2 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Tollgate Creek Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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