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Prairie Uplands Park

Sand Creek Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Sand Creek Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Prairie Uplands Park near Sandown, CO. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,223 – 5,289 ft7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.79236, -104.88997
Nearest town Sandown, CO
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Sand Creek Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 5,223–5,288 ft

Out & Back · Prairie Uplands Park

Trailhead: 39.79236, -104.88997

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

Transit-accessible: stop 772 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  13. 100 ftContinue straight onto Sand Creek Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  18. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  21. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  25. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  26. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  28. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  29. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  32. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  33. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  34. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  35. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  36. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  37. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  38. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  39. 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-9-km-5846

Trail surface

67% paved18% gravel10% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:04 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:25 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:52 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 772 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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