Tollgate Creek Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 49 min
Tollgate Creek Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Sand Creek Park near Hillcrest Village, CO. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tollgate Creek Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 49 min
Elevation 5,318–5,369 ft
Out & Back · Sand Creek Park
Trailhead: 39.75161, -104.82827
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 63° · precip 5% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Fitzsimons Pkwy & E Montview Blvd stop 494 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Tollgate Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM — 2 min before dark.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: Fitzsimons Pkwy & E Montview Blvd stop 494 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Sand Creek Regional Greenway 2.2 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Sand Creek Regional Greenway 2.2 mi · ▲ 28 ft
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