Box O' Rox Trail–Box o' Rox Connector, 4 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in William Frederick Hayden Park near Golden Heights, CO. It climbs 1,311 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,047 – 6,785 ft · steepest grade: 25%5.7 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, 4 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 1,311 ft · 2 hr 23 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: 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.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Reebie's Way, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Summit Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Box O' Rox Trail, heading SE.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Green Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Box o' Rox Connector, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right onto Green Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 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
60% dirt18% gravel1% paved21% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:29 PM
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
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