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Westerly Creek Park

Westerly Creek Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 40 min

Westerly Creek Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Westerly Creek Park near Gateway Park, CO. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,256 – 5,312 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.75053, -104.88072
Nearest town Gateway Park, CO
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Westerly Creek Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 40 min

Elevation 5,256–5,311 ft

Out & Back · Westerly Creek Park

Trailhead: 39.75053, -104.88072

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: E Montview Blvd & Beeler St stop 339 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  7. 400 ftBear right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Westerly Creek Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 300 ftBear left, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  15. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  16. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  17. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  18. 500 ftTurn left onto Sand Creek Trail, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  21. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  24. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  25. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  28. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  29. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  31. 500 ftBear right, heading N.
  32. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  33. 250 ftBear left onto Westerly Creek Trail, heading NW.
  34. 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
  35. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  36. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  37. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  38. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  39. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  40. 400 ftBear left, heading E.
  41. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  42. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  43. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  44. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  45. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/westerly-creek-trail-out-back-3-km-61c3

Trail surface

31% paved19% dirt7% gravel43% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: E Montview Blvd & Beeler St stop 339 m from the trailhead

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