Westerly Creek Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 43 min
Westerly Creek Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Expo Park near Fountain Side, CO. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Westerly Creek Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 43 min
Elevation 5,461–5,498 ft
Out & Back · Expo Park
Trailhead: 39.69338, -104.86298
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: S Joliet St & E Arizona Pl stop 144 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto East Garden Drive, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left onto South Joliet Court, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left onto Westerly Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto South Joliet Court, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn right onto East Garden Drive, heading S.
- 100 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 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: S Joliet St & E Arizona Pl stop 144 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Westerly Creek Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Westerly Creek Trail 2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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