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Prairie Uplands Park

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.

Elevation

0 mi5,227 – 5,276 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.79374, -104.89167
Nearest town Sandown, CO
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Sand Creek Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 5,226–5,277 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  16. 100 ftContinue straight onto Sand Creek Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  18. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  21. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  25. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  28. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  29. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  31. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  32. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  33. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  34. 50 ftArrive 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-8-km-a8c1

Trail surface

70% paved19% gravel9% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:25 PM

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

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