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Bluffs Regional Park

Tepe Overlook & East/West Regional Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Tepe Overlook & East/West Regional Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Bluffs Regional Park near Lone Tree, CO. The route reaches Tepe Overlook at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 191 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,119 – 6,293 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.52096, -104.87441
Nearest town Lone Tree, CO
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Tepe Overlook & East/West Regional Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 6,120–6,292 ft

Out & Back · Bluffs Regional Park

Trailhead: 39.52096, -104.87441

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Light Rail Bus Bridge Shuttle Stop stop 762 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.5 miSharp right onto East/West Regional Trail, heading NW.
  3. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right onto Bluffs Regional Park Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miBear left onto Tepe Overlook Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miReach Tepe Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miBear right onto Bluffs Regional Park Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto East/West Regional Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 1.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  11. 0.5 miArrive 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-9-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Light Rail Bus Bridge Shuttle Stop stop 762 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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