AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

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 – 5,378 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.88241, -105.05169
Nearest town Cotton Creek, CO
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Sheridan MUP

3.1 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 5,278–5,378 ft

Out & Back · Big Dry Creek Open Space

Trailhead: 39.88241, -105.05169

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 95°F / low 62° · precip 13% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 441 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 250 ftTurn right onto Sheridan MUP, heading N.
  4. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Hyland Creek Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Big Dry Creek Trail / US 36 Bikeway, heading NW.
  7. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 500 ftContinue straight onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Hyland Creek Trail, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, 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-3d4d

Trail surface

90% paved10% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 95°F62°
Feels like81°Precip13%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 92°66°
Sun 92°63° 18%
Mon 90°75° 37%
Tue 88°70° 23%
Wed 88°66° 24%
Thu 92°68° 25%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 441 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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