Westcliff Trail via US 36 Bikeway
4.8 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Westcliff Trail via US 36 Bikeway is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Semper, CO. It is mostly level, with 199 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Westcliff Trail via US 36 Bikeway
4.8 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 5,317–5,497 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.85850, -105.05804
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 95°F / low 59° · precip 9% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: W 88th Ave & Benton St stop 252 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left onto US 36 Bikeway, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Westminster Blvd US 36 Bikeway Access, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear right onto Westcliff Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 1.3 miReach Westcliff Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Westminster Blvd US 36 Bikeway Access, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right onto US 36 Bikeway, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM — 8 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: W 88th Ave & Benton St stop 252 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- US 36 Bikeway 2 mi · ▲ 89 ft
- US 36 Bikeway 2.4 mi · ▲ 89 ft
- US 36 Bikeway 3.1 mi · ▲ 169 ft
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