Wildcat Trail via Bluffs Regional Park Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Wildcat Trail via Bluffs Regional Park Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in East Big Dry Natural Area near McArthur Ranch, CO. It is mostly level, with 195 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Wildcat Trail via Bluffs Regional Park Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 5,939–6,031 ft
Out & Back · East Big Dry Natural Area
Trailhead: 39.52353, -104.91572
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 90°F / low 67° · precip 7% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto East/West Regional Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Bluffs Regional Park Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.9 miReach Wildcat Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto East/West Regional Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 400 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 1.3 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Bluffs Regional Park Trail 3 mi · ▲ 365 ft
- Bluffs Regional Park Trail 3 mi · ▲ 365 ft
- East/West Regional Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 415 ft
- East/West Regional Trail 5 mi · ▲ 415 ft
- East/West Regional Trail 5 mi · ▲ 415 ft
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