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Prairie Uplands Park

Sand Creek Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min

Sand Creek Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Prairie Uplands Park near Sandown, CO. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,250 – 5,282 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.77838, -104.88252
Nearest town Sandown, CO
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Sand Creek Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min

Elevation 5,250–5,282 ft

Out & Back · Prairie Uplands Park

Trailhead: 39.77838, -104.88252

Weather Sep 6: Light drizzle, high 92°F / low 63° · precip 9% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 248 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Sand Creek Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 500 ftBear right, heading E.
  11. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  12. 250 ftSharp right onto Westerly Creek Trail, heading E.
  13. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
  18. 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
  19. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  20. 500 ftTurn left onto Sand Creek Trail, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
  23. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  26. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  27. 0.2 miArrive 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-3-km-4f51

Trail surface

66% paved22% gravel8% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 92°F63°
Precip9%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity40%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:25 PM
Mon 87°62° 42%
Tue 89°69° 19%
Wed 86°62° 19%
Thu 91°66° 17%
Fri 92°69°
Sat 89°50° 30%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 248 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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