Highlights:
This is the first leg of the East-West Regional Trail that will connect Chatfield
State Park with the Town of Parker. The trail winds through grasslands
and oak bluffs including thousand of acres of the Open Space Conservation
Area.
Trail Rating:
Moderately Easy; some climbing for short distances; elevation change approximately
200 feet
Trail Length:
1.5 miles is completed. Proposed finished trail length will be approximately
26 miles.
Trail Surface:
Crusher fines
Uses:
Multi-use: hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking; dogs on leash
Amenities:
Restroom and picnic shelter at Grigs Road Trailhead
Location:
11700 Grigs Road, Highlands Ranch; trail will eventually extend to Lone Tree and Parker. Take
C-470 south to S. University Blvd, right on Wildcat Reserve Pkwy, left
on McArthur Ranch Rd. to Grigs Rd. Drive south 2 miles to trailhead on
left. Or from Santa Fe take Daniels Park Rd. north 5 miles to Grigs Rd.;
trailhead on right.
Contact:
Douglas County Parks and Trails at 303-660-7495