Sand Creek Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Sand Creek Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Prairie Uplands Park near Sandown, CO. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sand Creek Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 5,223–5,277 ft
Out & Back · Prairie Uplands Park
Trailhead: 39.79123, -104.88274
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 694 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Sand Creek Trail, heading S.
- 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 E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 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 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM — 7 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 694 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Sand Creek Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Sand Creek Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Sand Creek Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Sand Creek Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Sand Creek Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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