Sand Creek Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 45 min
Sand Creek Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Prairie Uplands Park near Sandown, CO. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sand Creek Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 45 min
Elevation 5,250–5,288 ft
Out & Back · Prairie Uplands Park
Trailhead: 39.78006, -104.88256
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 69 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Sand Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM — 10 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 69 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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