Green Mountain–Box o' Rox Connector, 4 sights is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in William Frederick Hayden Park near Golden Heights, CO. The route reaches Green Mountain. It climbs 908 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,047 – 6,844 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Rooney Valley Trail/Green Mountain Trail Loop 39.69639, -105.19203
Nearest town Golden Heights, CO
Directions
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Green Mountain–Box o' Rox Connector, 4 sights
4.1 mi · ▲ 908 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 6,047–6,843 ft
Out & Back · William Frederick Hayden Park
Trailhead: Rooney Valley Trail/Green Mountain Trail Loop · 39.69639, -105.19203
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 89°F / low 67° · precip 10% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Green Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Box o' Rox Connector, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Green Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Box O' Rox Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Green Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Rooney Valley Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Green Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftPass Green Mountain.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto John O. Hayden Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Green Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Green Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto John O. Hayden Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Green Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Rooney Valley Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Green Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Box O' Rox Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Green Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Box o' Rox Connector, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right onto Green Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
89% gravel3% paved2% dirt6% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 89°F67°
Feels like81°Precip10%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat
89°69°
Sun
88°63°
16%
Mon
86°71°
40%
Tue
85°67°
33%
Wed
84°64°
38%
Thu
88°65°
35%
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Rooney Valley Trail/Green Mountain Trail Loop Trailhead
- Green Mountain Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 657 ft
- Green Mountain Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 341 ft
- Alameda Multi-Use Path via C-470 Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 222 ft
- Summit Viewpoint–Box o' Rox Connector, 3 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 745 ft
- Box O' Rox Trail–Box o' Rox Connector, 3 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 748 ft
- Arthur Lakes Lookout–Front Range Overlook, 5 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 874 ft
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