Box o' Rox Connector & Rooney Valley Trail via Green Mountain Trail
7.4 mi · ▲ 758 ft · 2 hr 51 min
Box o' Rox Connector & Rooney Valley Trail via Green Mountain Trail is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in William Frederick Hayden Park near Green Mountain, CO. It climbs 758 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,044 – 6,339 ft8.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Rooney Valley Trail 39.68141, -105.16185
Nearest town Green Mountain, CO
Directions
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Box o' Rox Connector & Rooney Valley Trail via Green Mountain Trail
7.4 mi · ▲ 758 ft · 2 hr 51 min
Elevation 6,043–6,340 ft
Out & Back · William Frederick Hayden Park
Trailhead: Rooney Valley Trail · 39.68141, -105.16185
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 87 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rooney Valley Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Green Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 2.1 miTurn left onto Connector, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Rooney Valley Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Green Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Box o' Rox Connector, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Green Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Box O' Rox Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Golden Connector Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto C-470 Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach Rooney Valley Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Golden Connector Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Box O' Rox Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Green Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Box o' Rox Connector, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Green Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Rooney Valley Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Connector, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Green Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 2.1 miTurn right onto Rooney Valley Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 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
79% dirt5% gravel4% paved12% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 87 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Rooney Valley Trail Trailhead
- Bear Creek Blvd Multi-Use Path 2.3 mi · ▲ 247 ft
- Rooney Valley Trail Connector & Rooney Valley Trail 4 mi · ▲ 374 ft
- John O. Hayden Trail–North Access Trail Loop, 5 sights 7.8 mi · ▲ 1,527 ft
- C-470 Trail & Rooney Valley Trail 10.9 mi · ▲ 772 ft
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