Vista Nation XC 2-mile course
2.2 mi · ▲ 277 ft · 52 min
Vista Nation XC 2-mile course is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Dad Clark Natural Area near Kistler Park, CO. It climbs 277 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Vista Nation XC 2-mile course
2.2 mi · ▲ 277 ft · 52 min
Elevation 5,966–6,249 ft
Out & Back · Dad Clark Natural Area
Trailhead: 39.52285, -104.96964
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 63° · precip 13% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Vista Nation XC 2-mile course, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Dad Clark Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto East/West Regional Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Dad Clark Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Vista Nation XC 2-mile course, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 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 0.1 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM — 9 min before dark.
More from this trailhead
- Outlaw 1.9 mi · ▲ 189 ft
- East/West Regional Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 134 ft
- East/West Regional Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- East/West Regional Trail 2 mi · ▲ 115 ft
- Outlaw 2 mi · ▲ 193 ft
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