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Bluffs Regional Park

Tepe Overlook & East/West Regional Trail

10.6 mi · ▲ 993 ft · 4 hr 2 min

Tepe Overlook & East/West Regional Trail is a 10.6-mile out-and-back in Bluffs Regional Park near Surrey Ridge, CO. The route reaches Tepe Overlook at the turnaround, 5.3 miles in. It climbs 993 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,971 – 6,411 ft11.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.49143, -104.89916
Nearest town Surrey Ridge, CO
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Tepe Overlook & East/West Regional Trail

10.6 mi · ▲ 993 ft · 4 hr 2 min

Elevation 5,972–6,411 ft

Out & Back · Bluffs Regional Park

Trailhead: 39.49143, -104.89916

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 87°F / low 62° · precip 15% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftSharp right onto East/West Regional Trail, heading NE.
  3. 1.2 miTurn right onto Douglas County E/W Trail, heading W.
  4. 2.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto East/West Regional Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bluffs Regional Park Trail, heading E.
  8. 1 miBear left onto Tepe Overlook Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miReach Tepe Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miBear right onto Bluffs Regional Park Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.9 miBear left, heading SE.
  12. 500 ftContinue straight onto East/West Regional Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 4 miSharp left, heading E.
  15. 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/tepe-overlook-east-west-regional-trail-out-back-17-km

Trail surface

97% dirt3% paved

Weather

OvercastTemperature 87°F62°
Precip15%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity24%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°60° 5 PM: 1% rain6 PM: 6% rain7 PM: 9% rain8 PM: 15% rain9 PM: 7% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 85°65° 16%
Sun 89°60° 35%
Mon 87°70° 28%
Tue 85°62° 33%
Wed 84°62° 36%
Thu 88°63° 32%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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