Bluffs Regional Park

Tepe Overlook via Bluffs Regional Park Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 360 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Tepe Overlook via Bluffs Regional Park Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Bluffs Regional Park near Carriage Club, CO. The route reaches Tepe Overlook at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 360 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,939 – 6,270 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.53948, -104.90100
Nearest town Carriage Club, CO

Directions

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Tepe Overlook via Bluffs Regional Park Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 360 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Elevation 5,939–6,270 ft

Out & Back · Bluffs Regional Park

Trailhead: 39.53948, -104.90100

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 63° · precip 16% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  3. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 150 ftTurn left onto Bluffs Regional Park Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto East/West Regional Trail, heading S.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bluffs Regional Park Trail, heading S.
  10. 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 S.
  13. 0.9 miBear left, heading W.
  14. 450 ftContinue straight onto East/West Regional Trail, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Bluffs Regional Park Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  17. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  18. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  19. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  20. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  21. 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
  22. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

76% dirt11% paved13% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F63°
Feels like79°Precip16%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity24%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°60° 5 PM: 1% rain6 PM: 4% rain7 PM: 8% rain8 PM: 16% rain9 PM: 7% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 88°67° 16%
Sun 90°61° 36%
Mon 88°71° 28%
Tue 86°63° 32%
Wed 85°63° 35%
Thu 89°64° 32%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:00 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

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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