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Prairie Uplands Park

Sand Creek Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 120 ft · 48 min

Sand Creek Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Prairie Uplands Park near Sandown, CO. It is mostly level, with 120 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,240 – 5,296 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.76739, -104.89020
Nearest town Sandown, CO
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Sand Creek Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 120 ft · 48 min

Elevation 5,240–5,294 ft

Out & Back · Prairie Uplands Park

Trailhead: 39.76739, -104.89020

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 62° · precip 5% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 277 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miSharp right onto Sand Creek Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  10. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  11. 250 ftSharp right onto Westerly Creek Trail, heading S.
  12. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  17. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  18. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  19. 500 ftTurn left onto Sand Creek Trail, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
  22. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  25. 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
  26. 0.4 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-4-km-d736

Trail surface

63% paved21% gravel8% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F62°
Precip5%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity40%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 91°63° 18%
Mon 89°72° 36%
Tue 88°66° 40%
Wed 91°65° 40%
Thu 89°68° 26%
Fri 90°67° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 277 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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