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Big Dry Creek Open Space

Sheridan MUP

3.1 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Sheridan MUP is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Big Dry Creek Open Space near Cotton Creek, CO. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,279 – 5,374 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.88289, -105.05274
Nearest town Cotton Creek, CO
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Sheridan MUP

3.1 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 5,278–5,374 ft

Out & Back · Big Dry Creek Open Space

Trailhead: 39.88289, -105.05274

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 545 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 250 ftTurn right onto Sheridan MUP, heading N.
  3. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Hyland Creek Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Big Dry Creek Trail / US 36 Bikeway, heading SW.
  6. 500 ftTurn right onto Walnut Creek Trail / US 36 Bikeway, heading W.
  7. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 450 ftTurn left onto Big Dry Creek Trail / US 36 Bikeway, heading N.
  9. 450 ftContinue straight onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Hyland Creek Trail, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 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/sheridan-mup-out-back-5-km-17b7

Trail surface

96% paved1% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 545 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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