Cooley Lake & Mary Carter Greenway Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min
Cooley Lake & Mary Carter Greenway Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in South Platte Park near Goldenwest Park, CO. The route reaches Cooley Lake. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,335 – 5,358 ft2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.58306, -105.02902
Nearest town Goldenwest Park, CO
Directions
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Cooley Lake & Mary Carter Greenway Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min
Elevation 5,333–5,357 ft
Out & Back · South Platte Park
Trailhead: 39.58306, -105.02902
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: Littleton / Mineral Gate B stop 342 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Mary Carter Greenway Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Cooley Lake.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach Cooley Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading S.
- 250 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
50% dirt29% gravel21% paved
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Littleton / Mineral Gate B stop 342 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Mineral Ave Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Wolhurst Reservoir–Redtail Lake, 3 lakes 2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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