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Prairie Gateway Open Space

Ladora Lake & Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Ladora Lake & Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Prairie Gateway Open Space near Montbello, CO. The route reaches Ladora Lake at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,207 – 5,250 ft6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.80021, -104.87209
Nearest town Montbello, CO
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Ladora Lake & Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 5,207–5,251 ft

Out & Back · Prairie Gateway Open Space

Trailhead: 39.80021, -104.87209

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 93°F / low 58° · precip 5% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miSharp right onto Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail, heading NW.
  15. 1.6 miReach Ladora Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 1.6 miSharp left, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  22. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  26. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  29. 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/ladora-lake-rocky-mountain-greenway-trail-out-back

Trail surface

64% dirt22% paved8% gravel6% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 93°F58°
Precip5%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 93°61°
Sun 91°63° 19%
Mon 91°74° 34%
Tue 88°68° 39%
Wed 89°66° 39%
Thu 93°67° 25%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

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

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