Hawk Watch–Denver Basin Overlook, 7 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Matthews/Winters Park near Morrison, CO. The route passes Concretion, Denver Basin Overlook and Hawk Watch before reaching Point of Geological Interest at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 985 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,985 – 6,647 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Red Rocks Trail 39.67096, -105.19486
Nearest town Morrison, CO
Directions
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Hawk Watch–Denver Basin Overlook, 7 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 985 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 5,984–6,646 ft
Out & Back · Matthews/Winters Park
Trailhead: Red Rocks Trail · 39.67096, -105.19486
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 68° · precip 10% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Red Rocks Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Bailout Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Rocks Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Dakota Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftPass Concretion.
- 50 ftPass Denver Basin Overlook.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Zorro Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Dakota Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Hawk Watch.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 300 ftPass Point of Geological Interest.
- 200 ftReach Hawk Watch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Zorro Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Dakota Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Red Rocks Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bailout Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Red Rocks Trail, heading S.
- 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 surface
98% dirt2% paved
Weather
OvercastTemperature 90°F68°
Feels like82°Precip10%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity19%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat
89°68°
Sun
88°64°
16%
Mon
87°72°
39%
Tue
86°67°
33%
Wed
84°64°
38%
Thu
88°65°
35%
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Red Rocks Trail Trailhead
- Red Rocks Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 485 ft
- Red Rocks Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 605 ft
- Morrison Slide Trail via Red Rocks Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 870 ft
- Red Rocks Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 692 ft
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