Sand Creek Park

Tollgate Creek Trail

3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Tollgate Creek Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Sand Creek Park near Sable, CO. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,319 – 5,368 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Power Line Trail 39.75619, -104.82838
Nearest town Sable, CO

Directions

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Tollgate Creek Trail

3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 5,318–5,369 ft

Out & Back · Sand Creek Park

Trailhead: Power Line Trail · 39.75619, -104.82838

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: E 30th Ave & Xanadu St stop 131 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Power Line Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.8 miTurn left onto Tollgate Creek Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.8 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

46% paved16% gravel1% dirt37% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: E 30th Ave & Xanadu St stop 131 m from the trailhead

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