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Prairie Gateway Open Space

Discovery Viewpoint via Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 47 min

Discovery Viewpoint via Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Prairie Gateway Open Space near Sandown, CO. The route reaches Discovery Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,207 – 5,246 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.79734, -104.87969
Nearest town Sandown, CO
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Discovery Viewpoint via Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 47 min

Elevation 5,207–5,247 ft

Out & Back · Prairie Gateway Open Space

Trailhead: 39.79734, -104.87969

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 58° · precip 8% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miSharp right onto Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miBear left onto Gateway Trail, heading NW.
  9. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  10. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 150 ftReach Discovery Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 400 ftBear right onto Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 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/discovery-viewpoint-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

39% paved31% dirt17% gravel13% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F58°
Feels like81°Precip8%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 92°62°
Sun 93°62° 28%
Mon 91°74° 28%
Tue 88°69° 25%
Wed 89°66° 30%
Thu 93°67° 30%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM — 4 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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