AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Goose Creek Greenway

2.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 56 min

Goose Creek Greenway is a 2.7-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 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.02545, -105.25135
Nearest town Ara, CO
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Goose Creek Greenway

2.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 56 min

Elevation 5,230–5,286 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.02545, -105.25135

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 98 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Goose Creek Junction Place Connector, heading E.
  2. 150 ftSharp right onto Boulder Junction railroad path, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftSharp left onto Goose Creek Greenway, heading E.
  4. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 200 ftBear right, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Foothills Parkway Path, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Goose Creek Greenway, heading SE.
  9. 150 ftTurn right onto Foothills Parkway Multi-Use Path, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Goose Creek Greenway, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miBear left onto Wonderland Creek Greenway, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
  15. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 400 ftContinue straight onto Cottonwood Path, heading NW.
  17. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  20. 450 ftSharp left onto Wonderland Creek Greenway, heading N.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right onto Goose Creek Greenway, heading SE.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right onto Foothills Parkway Multi-Use Path, heading S.
  25. 50 ftTurn left onto Goose Creek Greenway, heading S.
  26. 150 ftBear right onto Foothills Parkway Path, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftTurn left onto Goose Creek Greenway, heading SW.
  28. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  29. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  30. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  31. 500 ftSharp right onto Boulder Junction railroad path, heading SW.
  32. 50 ftSharp left onto Goose Creek Junction Place Connector, heading SW.
  33. 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-632e

Trail surface

79% paved13% gravel2% dirt6% 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 98 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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