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Greenway Belt Park

Greenway Belt Path

3.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Greenway Belt Path is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Greenway Belt Park near Gateway Park, CO. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,273 – 5,335 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sand Creek Alternate 39.76417, -104.86594
Nearest town Gateway Park, CO
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Directions

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Greenway Belt Path

3.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 5,272–5,336 ft

Out & Back · Greenway Belt Park

Trailhead: Sand Creek Alternate · 39.76417, -104.86594

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: stop 504 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 350 ftSharp right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Sand Creek Trail, heading W.
  4. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  10. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 250 ftBear left onto Westerly Creek Trail, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 50 ftBear left onto Greenway Belt Path, heading S.
  18. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  20. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  23. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  26. 0.1 miTurn right onto Fred Thomas Park Path, heading W.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  28. 50 ftReach Greenway Belt Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  30. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  31. 50 ftTurn left onto Greenway Belt Path, heading W.
  32. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  33. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  34. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  35. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  36. 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  37. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  39. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Westerly Creek Trail, heading NE.
  40. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  41. 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
  42. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  43. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  44. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  45. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  46. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  47. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  48. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  49. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  50. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  51. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  52. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  53. 0.1 miBear left onto Sand Creek Trail, heading E.
  54. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  55. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  56. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bluff-lake-nature-center-viewpoint-bluff-lake-out-back-4-lakes-7-km-32f3

Trail surface

43% paved18% gravel11% dirt28% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM — 4 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: stop 504 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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