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Prairie Gateway Open Space

Havana Ponds Trail & Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Havana Ponds Trail & Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Prairie Gateway Open Space near Sandown, CO. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,207 – 5,269 ft8.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.79734, -104.87969
Nearest town Sandown, CO
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Havana Ponds Trail & Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Elevation 5,207–5,270 ft

Out & Back · Prairie Gateway Open Space

Trailhead: 39.79734, -104.87969

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 61° · precip 8% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miSharp right onto Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail, heading NW.
  8. 1.4 miTurn right onto Prairie Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.5 miSharp right onto Havana Ponds Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.8 miReach Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.8 miSharp left onto Prairie Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left onto Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail, heading NE.
  13. 1.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 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/havana-ponds-trail-rocky-mountain-greenway-trail-out-back-12-km

Trail surface

62% dirt17% gravel16% paved5% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F61°
Precip8%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity40%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 91°63° 19%
Mon 89°73° 34%
Tue 88°66° 39%
Wed 91°65° 39%
Thu 89°69° 25%
Fri 90°67° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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