Geologic Overlook & Red Rocks Trail
6.8 mi · ▲ 1,299 ft · 2 hr 55 min
Geologic Overlook & Red Rocks Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Matthews/Winters Park near Heritage Dells, CO. The route reaches Geologic Overlook at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It climbs 1,299 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Geologic Overlook & Red Rocks Trail
6.8 mi · ▲ 1,299 ft · 2 hr 55 min
Elevation 6,113–6,688 ft
Out & Back · Matthews/Winters Park
Trailhead: 39.69687, -105.20396
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 88°F / low 66° · precip 8% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Highway 40 & Highway 26 stop 308 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Village Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Red Rocks Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cherry Gulch Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Morrison Slide Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Red Rocks Trail, heading SW.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 300 ftSharp right onto Geologic Overlook Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Plains View Road, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Geologic Overlook Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Geologic Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Plains View Road, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Red Rocks Trail, heading E.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Morrison Slide Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Gulch Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red Rocks Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Village Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: Highway 40 & Highway 26 stop 308 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Village Loop Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 225 ft
- Village Loop Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 226 ft
- Village Loop Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 254 ft
- Red Rocks Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 337 ft
- Red Rocks Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 338 ft
- Red Rocks Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 366 ft
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