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Westerly Creek Park

Sand Creek Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Sand Creek Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Westerly Creek Park near Sandown, CO. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,227 – 5,309 ft9.8 mi

Getting there

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

6.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Elevation 5,226–5,309 ft

Out & Back · Westerly Creek 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. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  24. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  26. 500 ftBear right, heading SW.
  27. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  28. 250 ftBear left onto Westerly Creek Trail, heading E.
  29. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  30. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  31. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  32. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  33. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  34. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  36. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  37. 300 ftBear left, heading SE.
  38. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  39. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  40. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  41. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  42. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  43. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  44. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  45. 500 ftTurn left onto Sand Creek Trail, heading S.
  46. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  47. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  48. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  49. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  50. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  51. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  52. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  53. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  54. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  55. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  56. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  57. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  58. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  59. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  60. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  61. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  62. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  63. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  64. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  65. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  66. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  67. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  68. 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-11-km-2cf4

Trail surface

60% paved15% gravel10% dirt15% 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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