Sand Creek Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Morrison Nature Center near Norfolk Glen, CO. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,302 – 5,387 ft5.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Morrison Naure Center 39.75377, -104.80206
Nearest town Norfolk Glen, CO
Directions
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Sand Creek Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 5,302–5,388 ft
Out & Back · Morrison Nature Center
Trailhead: Morrison Naure Center · 39.75377, -104.80206
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 92°F / low 60° · precip 8% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Morrison Naure Center, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Sand Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Sand Creek Regional Greenway, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Sand Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
- 1 miSharp left onto Morrison Naure Center, heading SE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
48% gravel32% paved1% dirt19% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 92°F60°
Feels like83°Precip8%Wind13 mphUV7Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat
92°63°
Sun
91°62°
35%
Mon
89°70°
32%
Tue
87°65°
26%
Wed
88°62°
32%
Thu
91°64°
32%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Morrison Naure Center Trailhead
- Toll Gate Creek Trail & Tollgate Creek Trail via Sand Creek Trail 7.2 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Bluff Lake–Greenway Belt Path, 3 sights 10 mi · ▲ 160 ft
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