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Bluffs Regional Park

Tepe Overlook & East/West Regional Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Tepe Overlook & East/West Regional Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Bluffs Regional Park near Lone Tree, CO. The route reaches Tepe Overlook at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 198 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,116 – 6,293 ft · steepest grade: 20%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.52541, -104.87504
Nearest town Lone Tree, CO
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Tepe Overlook & East/West Regional Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 6,116–6,292 ft

Out & Back · Bluffs Regional Park

Trailhead: 39.52541, -104.87504

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 89°F / low 63° · precip 18% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto East/West Regional Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto Bluffs Regional Park Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miBear left onto Tepe Overlook Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miReach Tepe Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miBear right onto Bluffs Regional Park Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left onto East/West Regional Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 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-5-km-c21d

Trail surface

91% dirt9% paved

Weather

OvercastTemperature 89°F63°
Feels like79°Precip18%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity24%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°60° 5 PM: 1% rain6 PM: 4% rain7 PM: 8% rain8 PM: 18% rain9 PM: 7% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 88°67° 16%
Sun 90°61° 38%
Mon 88°71° 28%
Tue 86°63° 31%
Wed 85°63° 35%
Thu 89°64° 32%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM — 4 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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