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Red Rocks Park

Denver Basin Overlook–Concretion, 6 sights

3.3 mi · ▲ 793 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Denver Basin Overlook–Concretion, 6 sights is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Red Rocks Park near Morrison, CO. The route passes Concretion before reaching Denver Basin Overlook at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 793 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,939 – 6,444 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.66545, -105.20675
Nearest town Morrison, CO
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Denver Basin Overlook–Concretion, 6 sights

3.3 mi · ▲ 793 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 5,938–6,444 ft

Out & Back · Red Rocks Park

Trailhead: 39.66545, -105.20675

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 150 ftBear left onto Trading Post Trail, heading E.
  5. 250 ftContinue straight onto Mount Vernon Creek Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.9 miBear right onto Red Rocks Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto Bailout Trail, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Rocks Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miPass Concretion.
  10. 50 ftPass Denver Basin Overlook.
  11. 150 ftTurn right onto Dakota Ridge Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miReach Denver Basin Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Red Rocks Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bailout Trail, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Red Rocks Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miBear left onto Mount Vernon Creek Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.4 miBear right onto Will Call Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Trading Post Trail, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  20. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  21. 300 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftArrive 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/denver-basin-overlook-concretion-out-back-7-sights-5-km

Trail surface

87% dirt9% paved1% rock1% boardwalk2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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