GeoBiking CO_DS BDM Trail Description

BigDryMid BigDry and other Highlands ranch area trails
Trail Network Overview Follows Big Dry Cr Trail S from Juia DeKovand Park then uses Colorado Blvd to go S of C470 to cover some trails in the Dad Clark Gulch area.
Key BDM Connects to: C470 Trail Also Known As:
  Highline Canal Center
Waypoints 24   Highline Canal West
  Grandview Trail
  MarcyGulch BigDry Tr Split Off Last Modified MEW Tr to MGBD Tr name change
  Vista Trail 2/18/2009 11/11/10
Distance Statistics
Cycle Computer TrackLog Route Loop Round Trip
11.4 9.8
Elevation Statistics
Start End Min Max Gain Ascent Descent Grade
5,507 5,970 5,507 6,064 463 1,139 3
Type MUPS / Drainage Rating Medium  Trail goes up & down  following drainages
Codes R*Mpbacd
Surfaces Dirt, concrete, asphalt, on-street bike lanes
Notes Most of the major roads in Highlands ranch have bike lanes both sides if you need a shortcut.
Track Color Map Color Track Starts @ Track Ends @
Dark Green Green Intersection of Highline Canal Center & West sections & Big Dry Cr Tr in Julia Dekovand Park (BDMjdp) Wildcat Reserve Pky @ Fairgate Way (BDMjdp)
Waypoint Latitude Longitude Comment Altitude Waypoint Type Long Description / note
BDMjdp 39 35.878 -104 57.503 HCW Tr JDP Park 5,507 Bike Trail Julia DeKovand Park, Highline Canal W Tr
Head S over Bridge
BDMckp 39 35.433 -104 57.437 Cherry Knolls Pk 5,520 Park Cherry Knolls Park
BDMcolo 39 34.569 -104 56.507 S on ColoBlvd 5,612 Bike Trail Go S along Colorado Blvd
BDMc47 39 33.700 -104 56.506 C470 Tr cross 5,783 Bike Trail C470 Trail Crossing
BDMpra 39 33.088 -104 56.518 Use Crosswalk 5,858 School Cross @ Platte River Academy
BDMvtw 39 33.016 -104 56.515 VT Tr W go E 5,861 Bike Trail Follow Vista Tr E
BDMvte 39 33.047 -104 55.841 VT Tr E go SW 5,807 Bike Trail End Vista Tr share - head SW along Big Dry Cr fork
BDMhrh 39 33.005 -104 55.931 Highlands HS 5,815 School Highlands Ranch High School
BDM-fp 39 32.644 -104 56.151 Falcon Park 5,863 Park Falcon Park, Rec Center Tr starts
BDMwrpn 39 32.572 -104 56.134 N Wildcat Reserve 5,863 Waypoint Follow Wildcat Reserve Pkwy S
BDMgvx 39 31.978 -104 56.336 GV Tr cross 5,957 Bike Trail Grandview Tr Crossing
BDMwrps 39 31.652 -104 56.445 S Wildcat Reserve 6,019 Waypoint Wildcat Reserve Parkway - Follow N
BDMefm 39 31.868 -104 56.864 E Fork Tr M 5,897 Bike Trail E fork Tr Mid - follow Asterbrook Way N Share GV Tr
BDMdcp 39 31.984 -104 56.975 Dad Clark Park 5,895 Park Track heads N includes optional spur
BDMefn 39 32.257 -104 57.096 E Fork Tr N 5,844 Bike Trail N end of E Fork Big Dry Cr Trail for now
BDMSpur 39 32.048 -104 57.053 Opt Spur 5,891 Waypoint Optional spur - resume GV Tr share W
BDMgvw 39 31.989 -104 57.245 GV Tr W 5,927 Bike Trail End Grandview Tr share - head S on Ridgeline Ln
BDMdct 39 31.459 -104 57.675 Dad Clark Trail 5,990 Bike Trail S end of Dad Clark Trail - head W to cross WRP
BDMmgdbn 39 31.450 -104 57.880 MGDB Tr N go E 6,051 Bike Trail Mtn Ridge Middle - Mtn Vista High - Share MGDB SE
BDMmgdbs 39 31.127 -104 57.689 MGDB Tr S go E 6,060 Bike Trail Leave MGDB Tr going E thru Red Tail Park
BDM-sp 39 31.239 -104 57.467 Small Park go E 6,029 Park Go E thru small park
BDMcme 39 31.201 -104 56.914 Copper Mesa Elem 6,029 School Copper Mesa Elementary - Go E onto Ashworth Ave
BDMefs 39 31.209 -104 56.774 E Fork Tr S end 6,015 Bike Trail S end of E Fork Big Dry Cr Trail
BDMeol 39 31.470 -104 56.813 E Fork S End 5,970 Bike Trail End of BDM Loop
RTD: