56th Avenue Trail–Potomac Street, 3 sights is a 7.4-mile out-and-back near Montbello, CO. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,279 – 5,319 ft7.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.77957, -104.84767
Nearest town Montbello, CO
Directions
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56th Avenue Trail–Potomac Street, 3 sights
7.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 29 min
Elevation 5,281–5,318 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.77957, -104.84767
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 61° · precip 9% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: Peoria St & E 46th Ave stop 81 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Potomac Street, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wetland Trails, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Southwest Loop, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Bluestem Loop, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach 56th Avenue Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Southwest Loop, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Wetland Trails, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Potomac Street, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto 56th Avenue Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
32% dirt17% paved5% gravel46% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 93°F61°
Feels like81°Precip9%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat
92°64°
Sun
93°63°
29%
Mon
91°74°
29%
Tue
88°68°
25%
Wed
89°66°
31%
Thu
92°67°
31%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Peoria St & E 46th Ave stop 81 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- 56th Avenue Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Parkfield Lake–56th Avenue Trail, 3 sights 8 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- 56th Avenue Trail & Chambers Road Trail 8.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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