Westerly Creek Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 39 min
Westerly Creek Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Expo Park near Fountain Side, CO. It is mostly level, with 26 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
1.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 39 min
Elevation 5,461–5,498 ft
Out & Back · Expo Park
Trailhead: East Garden Drive · 39.69358, -104.86086
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: S Joliet St & E Arizona Pl stop 134 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on South Joliet Court, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left onto Westerly Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto South Joliet Court, heading SE.
- 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 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: S Joliet St & E Arizona Pl stop 134 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from East Garden Drive Trailhead
- Westerly Creek Trail 2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Westerly Creek Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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