AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Goose Creek Greenway

2.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 52 min

Goose Creek Greenway is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Ara, CO. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,230 – 5,286 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.02546, -105.24870
Nearest town Ara, CO
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Goose Creek Greenway

2.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 52 min

Elevation 5,230–5,286 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.02546, -105.24870

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 66° · precip 6% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: Boulder Junction at Depot Square Station Gate B1 stop 209 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto Goose Creek Greenway, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Foothills Parkway Path, heading E.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Goose Creek Greenway, heading E.
  6. 150 ftTurn right onto Foothills Parkway Multi-Use Path, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Goose Creek Greenway, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miBear left onto Wonderland Creek Greenway, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  12. 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
  13. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 400 ftContinue straight onto Cottonwood Path, heading N.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 450 ftSharp left onto Wonderland Creek Greenway, heading N.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  21. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right onto Goose Creek Greenway, heading SE.
  23. 0.3 miTurn right onto Foothills Parkway Multi-Use Path, heading S.
  24. 50 ftTurn left onto Goose Creek Greenway, heading S.
  25. 150 ftBear right onto Foothills Parkway Path, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftTurn left onto Goose Creek Greenway, heading SW.
  27. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  29. 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/goose-creek-greenway-out-back-4-km-49f3

Trail surface

79% paved14% gravel2% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F66°
Precip6%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity26%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sun 90°62°
Mon 88°67° 29%
Tue 89°61° 17%
Wed 91°60° 23%
Thu 91°66° 20%
Fri 93°61° 19%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Boulder Junction at Depot Square Station Gate B1 stop 209 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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