Discovery Viewpoint–Prairie Gateway Open Space Loop Trail, 3 sights
7.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 26 min
Discovery Viewpoint–Prairie Gateway Open Space Loop Trail, 3 sights is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Prairie Gateway Open Space near Dupont, CO. The route reaches Discovery Viewpoint. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Discovery Viewpoint–Prairie Gateway Open Space Loop Trail, 3 sights
7.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 26 min
Elevation 5,162–5,232 ft
Out & Back · Prairie Gateway Open Space
Trailhead: 39.82750, -104.90267
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 94°F / low 61° · precip 5% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Perimeter Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1 miBear left onto Prairie Gateway Open Space Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Prairie Gateway Open Space Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Gateway Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftReach Discovery Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Prairie Gateway Open Space Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Perimeter Trail, heading NW.
- 1.8 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~83 min). Leave by 5:44 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Yosemite Street via Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Perimeter Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Perimeter Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Perimeter Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Perimeter Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Perimeter Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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