Sand Creek Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 53 min
Sand Creek Trail is a 2.6-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.
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Sand Creek Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 53 min
Elevation 5,218–5,288 ft
Out & Back · Prairie Uplands Park
Trailhead: 39.78196, -104.90152
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 60° · precip 7% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 630 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Sand Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 630 m from the trailhead
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