South Platte Park

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 400 ftSharp right onto Mary Carter Greenway Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miPass Cooley Lake.
  4. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miReach Cooley Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.8 miSharp left, heading S.
  12. 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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