Prairie Gateway Open Space

Havana Ponds Trail & Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail via Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Perimeter Trail

10.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 3 hr 40 min

Havana Ponds Trail & Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail via Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Perimeter Trail is a 10.9-mile out-and-back in Prairie Gateway Open Space near Dupont, CO. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,161 – 5,269 ft11.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.82750, -104.90267
Nearest town Dupont, CO

Directions

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Havana Ponds Trail & Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail via Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Perimeter Trail

10.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 3 hr 40 min

Elevation 5,162–5,270 ft

Out & Back · Prairie Gateway Open Space

Trailhead: 39.82750, -104.90267

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miSharp right onto Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Perimeter Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 1 miBear left onto Prairie Gateway Open Space Loop Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 100 ftTurn left onto Prairie Gateway Open Space Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail, heading E.
  10. 1.4 miTurn right onto Prairie Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.5 miSharp right onto Havana Ponds Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.9 miReach Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.8 miSharp left onto Prairie Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left onto Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail, heading N.
  15. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Prairie Gateway Open Space Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Prairie Gateway Open Space Loop Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  19. 1 miTurn right onto Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Perimeter Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.6 miSharp left, heading N.
  21. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  22. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

71% dirt18% gravel4% paved7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.6 mi in (~90 min). Leave by 5:38 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 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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