| SpringFootDad | Spring Gulch, Foothills Trail, Dad Clark Trail | ||||||
| Trail Network Overview | Combination of three main Trails + smaller trails (Spring Gulch, Foothills Trail & Dad Clark Trail) snaking across Highlands Ranch, crossing itself a few times in the process. | ||||||
| Key | SFD | Connects to: | Douglas Cnty E/W Tr | Also Known As: | Middle
Fork Trail |
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| LeeDadGulch | |||||||
| Waypoints | 19 | Marcy Gulch BigDry Highlands | Last Modified | Moved Start across street to MGBD Tr | |||
| 11/11/10 | |||||||
| Distance Statistics | |||||||
| Cycle Computer | TrackLog | Route | Round Trip | ||||
| 11.2 | 8.5 | ||||||
| Elevation Statistics | |||||||
| Start | End | Min | Max | Gain | Ascent | Descent | Grade |
| 5,575 | 5,594 | 5,567 | 5,872 | 19 | 829 | 3 | |
| Type | MUPS / Coverage | Rating | Medium + Trail goes up & down following and crossing drainages. Foothills Trail has more up/down and is dirt. | ||||
| Codes | R*Fpcd | ||||||
| Surfaces | Wide concrete or Dirt | ||||||
| Notes | Can be combined with LMG trail to create a loop of about 23 miles, or Highline Canal W C470 & S Broadway as connecting trails. | ||||||
| Waypoints in blue are not included in route (optional). | |||||||
| Track Color | Map color | Track Starts @ | Track Ends @ | ||||
| Red | Red | MarcyGulch Tr E of Redstone park (SFDmgbd) | Northridge Park & Rec Center (SFDnrp) | ||||
| Waypoint | Latitude | Longitude | Comment | Altitude | Waypoint Type | Long Description / note | |
| SFDmgbd | 39 32.821 | -105 1.352 | MGBD Tr | 5,575 | Bike Tr | Marcy Gulch Big Dry Cr Highlands Trail | |
| SFD-rp | 39 32.722 | -105 1.416 | Redstone Park | 5,589 | Park | Redstone Park East parking lot S side Lee Marcy Gulch Trail to E |
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| SFDsgp | 39 31.709 | -105 0.980 | Spring Gulch Prk | 5,670 | Park | Spring Gulch Park | |
| SFDfht | 39 31.629 | -105 0.442 | Foothills Tr | 5,713 | Bike Tr | Foothills Trail - Follow Trail NE | |
| SFDdewop | 39 31.342 | -105 0.773 | DEW Tr Option | 5,744 | Bike Tr | Optional connection - not in route | |
| SFDlm1 | 39 32.098 | -104 59.935 | LMG 1st Tr Cross | 5,674 | Bike Tr | LMG Trail 1st Crossing (Marcy Gulch) | |
| SFDtr1 | 39 32.631 | -104 59.268 | Subdiv Tr | 5,685 | Bike Tr | Trail Crossing | |
| SFDlm2 | 39 32.749 | -104 59.090 | LMG Kistler Tr | 5,677 | Bike Tr | LMG Trail 2nd Crossing (Kistler Tr) | |
| SFDnrt | 39 33.024 | -104 58.820 | Northridge Trail | 5,673 | Bike Tr | Northridge Trail (Goes NW to Rec center) | |
| SFDmfx | 39 33.278 | -104 58.500 | Cross SFD Tr | 5,639 | Bike Tr | Middle Fork Trail Crossing (part of this track) |
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| SFDdct | 39 33.402 | -104 58.340 | Dad Clark Tr | 5,635 | Bike Tr | Dad Clark Trail Crossing This track later uses portion of that trail. |
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| SFDsce | 39 33.656 | -104 57.976 | Sand Cr Elem | 5,766 | School | Sand Cr Elementary (end foothills trail) Double back to Go NW on Dad Clark Tr |
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| SFDdc2 | 39 33.553 | -104 58.133 | to Dad Clark Tr | 5,695 | Bike Tr | Dad Clark Trail connecting section - left Take hard left (East) at trail. |
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| SFDscp | 39 33.300 | -104 57.638 | Sand Cr Park | 5,722 | Park | Sand Cr Park (East side) | |
| SFD-tp | 39 32.924 | -104 57.474 | Toefper Park | 5,770 | Park | Toepfer Park Trail (1st of 2 trails to park) You can go thru park & L on Venneford Ranch Rd if you like. | |
| SFD-dw | 39 32.664 | -104 57.330 | EOT Dalton Way | 5,827 | Waypoint | End of trail section, follow Dalton Trail either direction (loop off Venneford) | |
| SFDmft | 39 32.509 | -104 57.694 | Middlefork Tr | 5,856 | Bike Tr | Middle Fork Trail starts just West of Southern (2nd) junction of Dalton Way & Venneford Ranch Rd. | |
| SFDmfw | 39 32.710 | -104 58.027 | Middlefork West | 5,748 | Bike Tr | Middle Fork Trail (West Stub) | |
| SFDnrp | 39 33.358 | -104 59.145 | Northridge Park | 5,594 | Park | Northridge Park & Rec Center End of trail. LeeMarcyGulch trail across Broadway |
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| RTD: | RTD-C4U | RTD-HR | |||||