Tollgate Creek Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 46 min
Tollgate Creek Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near La Vista, CO. It is mostly level, with 59 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tollgate Creek Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 46 min
Elevation 5,397–5,459 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.71708, -104.80193
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: Community College of Aurora stop 209 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Toll Gate Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miReach Tollgate Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM — 9 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Community College of Aurora stop 209 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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