AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Hayden Reservoir via Goose Creek Greenway

3.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Hayden Reservoir via Goose Creek Greenway is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Ara, CO. The route reaches Hayden Reservoir at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. 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 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.02545, -105.25135
Nearest town Ara, CO
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Hayden Reservoir via Goose Creek Greenway

3.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 6 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. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  15. 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
  16. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 400 ftContinue straight onto Cottonwood Path, heading NW.
  18. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  20. 100 ftReach Hayden Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  22. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 450 ftSharp left onto Wonderland Creek Greenway, heading SW.
  25. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  26. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  27. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right onto Goose Creek Greenway, heading E.
  29. 0.3 miTurn right onto Foothills Parkway Multi-Use Path, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftTurn left onto Goose Creek Greenway, heading SW.
  31. 150 ftBear right onto Foothills Parkway Path, heading S.
  32. 50 ftTurn left onto Goose Creek Greenway, heading S.
  33. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  34. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  35. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  36. 500 ftSharp right onto Boulder Junction railroad path, heading W.
  37. 50 ftSharp left onto Goose Creek Junction Place Connector, heading W.
  38. 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/hayden-reservoir-hayden-reservoir-out-back

Trail surface

84% paved11% gravel1% dirt4% 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

More from this trailhead

Hikes near Ara, Colorado