Sand Pit Trail
Sand Pit Trail is a 1.1-mile out-and-back foot trail in Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve, Colorado. It climbs 165 ft to a high point of 8,381 ft. Difficulty: easy, from the NPS hiking-rating formula.
- 0.55 mione way
- 1.1 miround trip
- 165 ftelevation gain
- 8,381 fthigh point
- Easydifficulty
.jpg){kind=link}
Plan this hike
Open Sand Pit Trail on Trailbound's interactive map to see the full route, the elevation profile, today's forecast and any park alerts for Great Sand Dunes. Great Sand Dunes has permits or reservations for some areas: see the Great Sand Dunes page for what's needed.
More trails in Great Sand Dunes
- Montville Nature Loop Trail · 0.44 mi loop · Easy
- Wellington Ditch Trail · 1.78 mi round trip · Easy
- Dunes Overlook Trail · 2.4 mi round trip · Moderate
- Mosca Pass Trail · 6.1 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Sand Ramp Trail · 22.82 mi round trip · Very strenuous
- Upper Sand Creek Trail · 20.28 mi round trip · Very strenuous
- Medano Lake Trail · 6.96 mi round trip · Strenuous
- 2 Track Road · 5.44 mi round trip · Moderate
- Little Sand Creek Lakes Trail · 4.84 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Unimproved Trail · 2.82 mi round trip · Easy
- Music Pass Trail · 1.82 mi round trip · Easy
- Lower Sand Creek Trail · 1.74 mi round trip · Easy
- Dunes Parking Lot to Campground Trail · 1.08 mi round trip · Easy
- Dunes Access from Visitor Center Trail · 0.82 mi round trip · Easy