Westcliff Trail via US 36 Bikeway
4.3 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Westcliff Trail via US 36 Bikeway is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Far Horizon, CO. It is mostly level, with 134 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
4.3 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 5,347–5,497 ft
Out & Back
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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto US 36 Bikeway, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Westminster Blvd US 36 Bikeway Access, heading W.
- 450 ftBear right onto Westcliff Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.9 miReach Westcliff Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 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 left, heading S.
- 250 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 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM — 6 min before dark.
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
More from this trailhead
- US 36 Bikeway 2.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- US 36 Bikeway 2.6 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- US 36 Bikeway 3.3 mi · ▲ 161 ft
- US 36 Bikeway 4.1 mi · ▲ 188 ft
- Big Dry Creek Trail–US 36 Bikeway, 3 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 190 ft
- South Branch Hylands Creek–Hyland Creek Trail, 3 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 299 ft
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