Prairie Uplands Park

Sand Creek Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Sand Creek Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Prairie Uplands Park near Sandown, CO. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,227 – 5,289 ft8.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.79123, -104.88274
Nearest town Sandown, CO

Directions

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Sand Creek Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Elevation 5,226–5,288 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 miTurn left, heading W.
  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 miSharp right, heading S.
  17. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  18. 150 ftContinue straight onto Sand Creek Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  20. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  23. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  24. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  28. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  30. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  33. 300 ftBear right, heading E.
  34. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  35. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  36. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  37. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  38. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  39. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  40. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  41. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  42. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  43. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  44. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  45. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  46. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  47. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  48. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  49. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  50. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  51. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  52. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  53. 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 surface

64% paved16% gravel7% dirt13% 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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