Sand Creek Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Sand Creek Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Prairie Uplands Park near Sandown, CO. It is mostly level, with 56 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
4.6 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 5,189–5,288 ft
Out & Back · Prairie Uplands Park
Trailhead: 39.79031, -104.90909
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 94°F / low 63° · precip 8% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Sand Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 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 SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 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 2.0 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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