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William Frederick Hayden Park

Box o' Rox Connector–Green Mountain Trail Loop, 4 sights

4 mi · ▲ 827 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Box o' Rox Connector–Green Mountain Trail Loop, 4 sights is a 4-mile loop in William Frederick Hayden Park near Golden Heights, CO. It climbs 827 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,047 – 6,831 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rooney Valley Trail/Green Mountain Trail Loop 39.69639, -105.19203
Nearest town Golden Heights, CO
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Box o' Rox Connector–Green Mountain Trail Loop, 4 sights

4 mi · ▲ 827 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 6,047–6,833 ft

Loop · William Frederick Hayden Park

Trailhead: Rooney Valley Trail/Green Mountain Trail Loop · 39.69639, -105.19203

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Green Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miBear left onto Box o' Rox Connector, heading NW.
  3. 150 ftTurn left onto Green Mountain Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Box O' Rox Trail, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto Green Mountain Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Rooney Valley Trail, heading S.
  7. 1.7 miSharp right onto Rooney Valley Trail Connector, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Green Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.6 miTurn left onto Connector, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Rooney Valley Trail, heading W.
  11. 100 ftTurn left onto Green Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miThe loop closes 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/box-o-rox-connector-loop

Trail surface

64% dirt27% gravel2% paved7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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