GeoBiking CO_DN BDC Trail Description

Big Dry Creek Big Dry Creek Trail
Trail Network Overview Follows Big Dry Creek South and West from I25 to Standley Lake, Extension takes it to Little Dry Cr trail.
Key BDC Connects to: US 36 Bikeway Also Known As:
    104th Ave MUP
    120th MUP
  128th Ave MUP
  BroomInFlat Tr
  Broomfield Trail
  Home Farm Orchard
WayPoints 29   Hyland Standley Thrice
  Little Dry Cr via ext
  McKay Broadlands Tr shares
  Metzger Farm OS
  NiverNCotton
  SkyWoodThorn Tr Thorncreek
  West Mower Trail Modified New Trail Alignments and Underpass under 86th
Trail concrete except Standley Lake sections
  Walnut Creek Trail 4/26/20
  Westcliffe Trail
Canals Niver Canal @ BDCnct
Farmers & Croke Canals between
BDChlsw & BDCldc
Distance Statistics
Cycle Computer TrackLog Route   Roundtrip
12.9 10.4
Elevation Statistics
Start End Min Max Gain Ascent Descent Grade
5,164 5,546 5,164 5,551 382 358 1
Type Regional Drainage Rating Mild, gravel, gradual ascent except near Standley Lake Dam
Codes Fr Track #
Surfaces Mixture of gravel, concrete, City Street
Notes Bald Eagle habitat behind Front Range Community College,  Added extension to reach Little Dry Creek Trail.
Except for short sharing of 99th, trail is complete
Track Color Map Color Track Starts @ Track Ends @
Dk. Red Plum 132nd & I25 SkyWoodThorn Tr (BDCswt)  Little Dry Creek Trail (BDCldc)
Waypoint Longitude Latitude Comment Altitude Waypoint Type Long Description / note
BDCswt 39 56.228  -104 59.327 SWT Tr 5,164 Bike Trail SkyWoodThorn Trail, Bridge @ I25
BDChur 39 56.019 -104 59.823 Huron Underpass 5,170 Tunnel Huron & 130th Underpass
BDCmkb 39 55.732 -105  0.631 MKB Tr 5,194 Bike Trail McKay Broadlands Trail
BDC128 39 55.562 -105  0.700 128th Ave Tr 5,193 Bike Trail 128th Ave Trailhead junction
BDChfo 39 55.481 -105  0.634 128 HFO 5,207 Bike Trail 128th MUP & Home Farm Orchard Tr
BDCmfoe 39 55.296 -105  0.792 MFO Tr E 5,202 Bike Trail Metzger Farm OS Trail E junction
BDCbfd 39 55.244 -105  0.941 BFD Tr 5,205 Bike Trail Broomfield Trail
BDCmfo120 39 54.906 -105  1.584 120 Tr N MFO 5,216 Bike Trail 120th Trail junction N + MFO - Share SW
BDC120s 39 54.831 -105  1.656 120 Tr S 5,212 Bike Trail 120th MUP S junction - End Share
BDCsl1 39 54.412 -105  1.915 Stratford Lakes 5,230 Bike Trail Stratford Lakes subdiv trail 1
BDCsl2 39 54.314 -105  2.021 Stratford Lakes 5,227 Bike Trail Stratford Lakes subdiv trail 2
BDC-sc 39 54.372 -105  2.434 Sheridan Crossin 5,252 Bike Trail Sheridan Crossing Trail
BDCfrc 39 54.220 -105  2.683 Front Range Cc 5,255 School Front Range Community College
BDCncn 39 53.874 -105  2.978 NCN Tr Cotton Cr 5,246 Car Cotton Creek Trail
BDCbif 39 53.654 -105  3.400 BIF Tr 5,269 Bike Trail Broomfield Interlocken FlatIrons Trail
BDCptt 39 53.530 -105  3.591 Promenade Tr 5,270 Bike Trail Promenade Terrace Trail - HylandStandley Tr
BDCwre 39 53.481 -105  3.580 Westmin Rec E 5,270 Park Westminister Rec Center (E side)
BDCwrw 39 53.293 -105  3.836 Westmin Rec W 5,280 Park Westminister Rec Center (W side) HSL Tr cross
BDChct 39 53.194 -105  3.897 Hyland Cr Tr 5,289 Bike Trail Hyland Creek / Standley Lake Trail via 104 S side
BDC36be 39 52.970 -105  4.185 36B Tr E 5,299 Bike Trail US 36 Bikeway E junction
BDCwct 39 52.964 -105  4.313 36B & WalnutCr Tr 5,305 Bike Trail Walnut Creek Trail & US 36 Bikeway W
BDShslwp 39 52.507 -105  5.656 HSL Tr EOT 5,359 Bike Trail Hyland Standley Lake Tr EOT Wadsworth Pkwy
BDCwbp 39 52.302 -105  6.089 Westbrook Park 5,379 Park Westbrook Park, Lukas Elementary
West Mower Trail East junction
BDCwmm 39 52.253 -105  6.161 WM Tr Mid 5,391 Bike Trail West Mower Trail Middle Junction
BDCwmw 39 52.366 -105  6.611 WM Tr W 5,430 Bike Trail West Mower Trail West Junction
Dip down, over spillway bridge, then South.
BDCnct 39 51.926 -105  6.497 Niver Canal Tr 5,455 Bike Trail Share Niver Canal section of HSL to next wpt
BDChslsw 39 51.568 -105  6.397 HSL Tr SW 5,541 Bike Trail Hyland-Standley Lake Trail end share
Follow trail near Lake
BDC86up 39 51.162   -105  6.710 86th UP 5,528 Tunnel Underpass @ 86th Ave
BDCldc 39 50.851 -105  6.893 LDC Tr EOT 5,548 Bike Trail Little Dry Creek Trail / End of this trail extension
RTD: RTD-CR