Sand Creek Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 47 min
Sand Creek Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Westerly Creek 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
2.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 47 min
Elevation 5,250–5,309 ft
Out & Back · Westerly Creek Park
Trailhead: 39.77483, -104.88237
Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 93°F / low 61° · precip 5% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Transit-accessible: E 40th Ave & Central Park Blvd stop 73 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Sand Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 500 ftBear right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left onto Westerly Creek Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Sand Creek Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: E 40th Ave & Central Park Blvd stop 73 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Sand Creek Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Bluff Lake & Sand Creek Regional Greenway 4.5 mi · ▲ 108 ft
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