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C-470 Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 392 ft · 2 hr

C-470 Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back near Morrison, CO. It climbs 392 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,725 – 6,090 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rooney Valley Sidepath 39.65968, -105.18219
Nearest town Morrison, CO
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C-470 Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 392 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 5,724–6,090 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Rooney Valley Sidepath · 39.65968, -105.18219

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 91°F / low 65° · precip 9% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Rooney Valley Sidepath, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto C-470 Trail, heading NW.
  3. 1.6 miContinue straight onto C-470 Trail Spur to Rooney Rd, heading N.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto C-470 Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  6. 0.6 miSharp left onto Green Mountain Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.2 miSharp right onto C-470 Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.8 miContinue straight onto C-470 Trail Spur to Rooney Rd, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto C-470 Trail, heading S.
  11. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Rooney Valley Sidepath, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miArrive 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/c-470-trail-out-back-9-km-0a45

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 91°F65°
Feels like83°Precip9%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity17%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 91°69°
Sun 91°65° 16%
Mon 90°74° 38%
Tue 88°66° 34%
Wed 86°64° 39%
Thu 90°66° 36%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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