Box O' Rox Trail–Box o' Rox Connector, 3 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in William Frederick Hayden Park near Golden Heights, CO. It climbs 748 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,047 – 6,785 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Rooney Valley Trail/Green Mountain Trail Loop 39.69639, -105.19203
Nearest town Golden Heights, CO
Directions
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Box O' Rox Trail–Box o' Rox Connector, 3 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 748 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 6,047–6,785 ft
Out & Back · William Frederick Hayden Park
Trailhead: Rooney Valley Trail/Green Mountain Trail Loop · 39.69639, -105.19203
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 89°F / low 67° · precip 10% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Green Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Box o' Rox Connector, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Green Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Box O' Rox Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Green Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Summit Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Box O' Rox Trail, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Green Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Box o' Rox Connector, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right onto Green Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 500 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
59% dirt26% gravel2% paved13% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 89°F67°
Feels like81°Precip10%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat
89°69°
Sun
88°63°
16%
Mon
86°71°
40%
Tue
85°67°
33%
Wed
84°64°
38%
Thu
88°65°
35%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Rooney Valley Trail/Green Mountain Trail Loop Trailhead
- Green Mountain Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 657 ft
- Green Mountain Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 341 ft
- Alameda Multi-Use Path via C-470 Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 222 ft
- Summit Viewpoint–Box o' Rox Connector, 3 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 745 ft
- Arthur Lakes Lookout–Front Range Overlook, 5 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 874 ft
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