Sand Creek Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Sand Creek Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Prairie Uplands Park near Sandown, CO. It is mostly level, with 26 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
4.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 5,223–5,277 ft
Out & Back · Prairie Uplands Park
Trailhead: 39.79374, -104.89167
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Sand Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
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