Big Dry Creek Open Space

US 36 Bikeway

4.1 mi · ▲ 188 ft · 1 hr 28 min

US 36 Bikeway is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Big Dry Creek Open Space near Far Horizon, CO. It is mostly level, with 188 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,289 – 5,496 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.85664, -105.05521
Nearest town Far Horizon, CO

Directions

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US 36 Bikeway

4.1 mi · ▲ 188 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 5,290–5,497 ft

Out & Back · Big Dry Creek Open Space

Trailhead: 39.85664, -105.05521

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: W 88th Ave & Benton St stop 110 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto US 36 Bikeway, heading N.
  3. 1.8 miSharp left onto Big Dry Creek Trail / US 36 Bikeway, heading NW.
  4. 500 ftReach US 36 Bikeway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 450 ftSharp right onto US 36 Bikeway, heading W.
  6. 1.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 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

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM — 6 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: W 88th Ave & Benton St stop 110 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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