Geologic Overlook & Red Rocks Trail is a 10.5-mile out-and-back in Matthews/Winters Park near Heritage Dells, CO. The route reaches Geologic Overlook at the turnaround, 5.3 miles in. It climbs 1,599 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,113 – 6,526 ft · steepest grade: 18%11.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.71289, -105.20026
Nearest town Heritage Dells, CO
Directions
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Geologic Overlook & Red Rocks Trail
10.5 mi · ▲ 1,599 ft · 4 hr 18 min
Elevation 6,112–6,527 ft
Out & Back · Matthews/Winters Park
Trailhead: 39.71289, -105.20026
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 89°F / low 68° · precip 7% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Village Loop Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Red Rocks Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cherry Gulch Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Morrison Slide Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Red Rocks Trail, heading SW.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Geologic Overlook Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 300 ftReach Geologic Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Red Rocks Trail, heading N.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Morrison Slide Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Gulch Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red Rocks Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Village Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
68% dirt8% paved1% gravel23% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 89°F68°
Precip7%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity33%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sun
90°60°
Mon
83°61°
32%
Tue
84°68°
20%
Wed
87°65°
16%
Thu
87°63°
15%
Fri
85°65°
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Village Loop Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 708 ft
- Village Loop Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 805 ft
- Village Loop Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 766 ft
- Village Loop Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 869 ft
- Red Rocks Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 913 ft
- Red Rocks Trail 8 mi · ▲ 1,071 ft
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