56th Avenue Trail–Chambers Road Trail, 4 sights

8.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 54 min

56th Avenue Trail–Chambers Road Trail, 4 sights is an 8.6-mile out-and-back near Montbello, CO. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,282 – 5,358 ft9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail 39.79875, -104.80720
Nearest town Montbello, CO

Directions

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56th Avenue Trail–Chambers Road Trail, 4 sights

8.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Elevation 5,281–5,357 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail · 39.79875, -104.80720

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail, heading W.
  2. 1 miTurn left onto Wetland Trails, heading W.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left onto Potomac Street, heading NW.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto 56th Avenue Trail, heading W.
  8. 1.4 miTurn right onto Chambers Road Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.9 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 350 ftReach Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 350 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  15. 0.9 miTurn left onto 56th Avenue Trail, heading N.
  16. 1.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left onto Potomac Street, heading E.
  19. 0.5 miSharp right onto Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wetland Trails, heading N.
  21. 50 ftTurn right onto Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail, heading N.
  22. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

52% paved27% gravel9% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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