Ken Mitchell via South Platte River Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Ken Mitchell via South Platte River Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Brighton, CO. The route reaches Ken Mitchell at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ken Mitchell via South Platte River Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 4,956–4,981 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.99316, -104.82390
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 94°F / low 57° · precip 6% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Edward Getz Nature Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto South Platte River Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Ken Mitchell, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Edward Getz Nature Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:08 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:28 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:55 PM.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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