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Prairie Uplands Park

Sand Creek Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Sand Creek Trail is a 1.9-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 – 5,289 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

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

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Elevation 5,250–5,288 ft

Out & Back · Prairie Uplands Park

Trailhead: 39.77838, -104.88252

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 93°F / low 60° · precip 6% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Sand Creek Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  10. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  17. 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
  18. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  20. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  21. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  22. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  23. 0.3 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-99e5

Trail surface

79% paved16% gravel5% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 93°F60°
Precip6%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 93°64°
Sun 91°64° 18%
Mon 91°74° 36%
Tue 88°68° 40%
Wed 89°66° 40%
Thu 93°67° 26%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:08 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:28 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:55 PM.

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Good to know

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

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