South Branch Hylands Creek & US 36 Bikeway
3.2 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 7 min
South Branch Hylands Creek & US 36 Bikeway is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Big Dry Creek Open Space near Sheridan Green, CO. The route reaches South Branch Hylands Creek at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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South Branch Hylands Creek & US 36 Bikeway
3.2 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 5,284–5,364 ft
Out & Back · Big Dry Creek Open Space
Trailhead: 39.87734, -105.06549
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 64° · precip 8% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Transit-accessible: 104 stop 726 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto US 36 Bikeway, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Hyland Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 400 ftPass South Branch Hylands Creek.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach South Branch Hylands Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto US 36 Bikeway, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 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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- Transit-accessible: 104 stop 726 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lower Church Lake–Railroad Access Road, 4 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- US 36 Bikeway 4 mi · ▲ 195 ft
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