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Westerly Creek Park

Sand Creek Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Sand Creek Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Westerly Creek Park near Sandown, CO. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,250 – 5,309 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.78606, -104.88332
Nearest town Sandown, CO
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Sand Creek Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 5,250–5,309 ft

Out & Back · Westerly Creek Park

Trailhead: 39.78606, -104.88332

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 118 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. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  7. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  8. 100 ftContinue straight onto Sand Creek Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 500 ftBear right, heading SE.
  17. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  18. 300 ftBear left onto Westerly Creek Trail, heading E.
  19. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  20. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  21. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  22. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  27. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  28. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  31. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  32. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  33. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  34. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  35. 500 ftTurn left onto Sand Creek Trail, heading S.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  37. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  38. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  39. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  40. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  41. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  42. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  43. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  44. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  45. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  46. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  47. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  48. 0.2 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-6-km-0cdc

Trail surface

73% paved11% gravel8% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 118 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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