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Riverdale Open Space

Colorado Blvd MUP & Riverdale Road Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Colorado Blvd MUP & Riverdale Road Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Riverdale Open Space near Quimby, CO. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,105 – 5,217 ft7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Riverdale Road Trail 39.89420, -104.92239
Nearest town Quimby, CO
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Colorado Blvd MUP & Riverdale Road Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Elevation 5,104–5,217 ft

Out & Back · Riverdale Open Space

Trailhead: Riverdale Road Trail · 39.89420, -104.92239

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: Colorado Blvd & E 100th Ave stop 56 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Riverdale Road Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miBear right onto Wyndemere Subdivision Spur, heading N.
  4. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  8. 100 ftSharp left, heading W.
  9. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left onto Colorado Blvd MUP, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right onto Mid-Town Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left onto Colorado Blvd MUP, heading SW.
  21. 0.5 miReach Riverdale Road Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  23. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  24. 50 ftTurn left onto Mid-Town Trail, heading S.
  25. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  26. 0.3 miTurn left onto Colorado Blvd MUP, heading NE.
  27. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  28. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  30. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  31. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  32. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  33. 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
  34. 100 ftBear right onto Wyndemere Subdivision Spur, heading E.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  36. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  37. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  38. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  39. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  40. 50 ftContinue straight onto Riverdale Road Trail, heading NE.
  41. 0.4 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/colorado-blvd-mup-riverdale-road-trail-out-back-10-km-d49a

Trail surface

89% paved7% dirt2% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Colorado Blvd & E 100th Ave stop 56 m from the trailhead

Hikes near Quimby, Colorado