Walnut Creek Trail via Big Dry Creek Trail
6.7 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Walnut Creek Trail via Big Dry Creek Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Big Dry Creek Open Space near Northborough Heights, CO. It climbs 279 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Walnut Creek Trail via Big Dry Creek Trail
6.7 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Elevation 5,278–5,546 ft
Out & Back · Big Dry Creek Open Space
Trailhead: 39.88535, -105.02216
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 92°F / low 63° · precip 5% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 280 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Farmers High Line Canal Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Hyland Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Big Dry Creek Trail / US 36 Bikeway, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Walnut Creek Trail / US 36 Bikeway, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Walnut Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach Walnut Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Walnut Creek Trail / US 36 Bikeway, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Big Dry Creek Trail / US 36 Bikeway, heading NE.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Hyland Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 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 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM — 4 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 280 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Farmers High Line Canal Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Farmers High Line Canal Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Big Dry Creek Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 245 ft
- Farmers High Line Canal Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Farmers High Line Canal Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Sheridan MUP 5.3 mi · ▲ 279 ft
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