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Prairie Uplands Park

Westerly Creek Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 56 min

Westerly Creek Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Prairie Uplands Park near Sandown, CO. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,273 – 5,305 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.75796, -104.89026
Nearest town Sandown, CO
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Westerly Creek Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 56 min

Elevation 5,272–5,306 ft

Out & Back · Prairie Uplands Park

Trailhead: 39.75796, -104.89026

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 92°F / low 60° · precip 9% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 67 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miBear left onto Westerly Creek Trail, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  8. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  9. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  10. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  11. 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 150 ftTurn right onto Sand Cr High Water, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sand Creek Trail, heading E.
  18. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  20. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  21. 350 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  22. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  23. 250 ftContinue straight onto Sand Cr High Water, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  27. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  28. 200 ftBear right, heading N.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  30. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  31. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  32. 250 ftBear left onto Westerly Creek Trail, heading W.
  33. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  34. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  35. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  36. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  37. 0.4 miArrive 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-4-km-e1b1

Trail surface

29% gravel13% paved11% dirt47% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 92°F60°
Feels like81°Precip9%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 93°65°
Sun 91°64° 28%
Mon 91°74° 28%
Tue 88°68° 26%
Wed 89°66° 32%
Thu 92°67° 32%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 67 m from the trailhead

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