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Prairie Uplands Park

Sand Creek Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Sand Creek Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Prairie Uplands Park near Sandown, CO. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,223 – 5,282 ft8.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.79123, -104.88274
Nearest town Sandown, CO
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Sand Creek Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Elevation 5,223–5,282 ft

Out & Back · Prairie Uplands Park

Trailhead: 39.79123, -104.88274

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 694 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  8. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto Sand Creek Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  24. 500 ftBear right, heading SW.
  25. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  26. 250 ftSharp right onto Westerly Creek Trail, heading E.
  27. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  29. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  31. 150 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  32. 300 ftBear left, heading E.
  33. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  34. 500 ftTurn left onto Sand Creek Trail, heading E.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  36. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  37. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  39. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  40. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  41. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  42. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  43. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  44. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  45. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  46. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  47. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  48. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  49. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  50. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  51. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  52. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  53. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  54. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  55. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/sand-creek-trail-out-back-10-km-694f

Trail surface

58% paved17% gravel11% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM — 7 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 694 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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