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Sand Creek Park

Tollgate Creek Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Tollgate Creek Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Sand Creek Park near Boston Heights, CO. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,292 – 5,374 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.76027, -104.85585
Nearest town Boston Heights, CO
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Tollgate Creek Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 5,294–5,375 ft

Out & Back · Sand Creek Park

Trailhead: 39.76027, -104.85585

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 61° · precip 7% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 611 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Sand Creek Regional Greenway, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Tollgate Creek Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.7 miReach Tollgate Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 100 ftSharp right, heading W.
  19. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  20. 450 ftTurn right onto Sand Creek Regional Greenway, heading W.
  21. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  23. 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/tollgate-creek-trail-out-back-3-km-6a33

Trail surface

57% paved23% gravel15% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F61°
Feels like83°Precip7%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 92°64°
Sun 93°62° 29%
Mon 91°74° 29%
Tue 88°68° 26%
Wed 89°66° 32%
Thu 92°67° 32%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 611 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead

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