West Big Dry Creek Trail & West Fork Big Dry Creek Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 400 ft · 1 hr 26 min
West Big Dry Creek Trail & West Fork Big Dry Creek Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Dad Clark Natural Area near Kistler Park, CO. It climbs 400 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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West Big Dry Creek Trail & West Fork Big Dry Creek Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 400 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 6,049–6,249 ft
Out & Back · Dad Clark Natural Area
Trailhead: 39.52123, -104.96413
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Vista Nation XC 2-mile course, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Dad Clark Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto East/West Regional Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto West Fork Big Dry Creek Trail, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto West Big Dry Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach West Fork Big Dry Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 1 miBear right onto East/West Regional Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Dad Clark Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Vista Nation XC 2-mile course, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:08 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:28 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:55 PM.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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