Ladora Lake & Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Ladora Lake & Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Prairie Gateway Open Space near Sandown, CO. The route reaches Ladora Lake at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ladora Lake & Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 5,207–5,248 ft
Out & Back · Prairie Gateway Open Space
Trailhead: 39.79649, -104.88171
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 61° · precip 8% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail, heading NW.
- 1.6 miTurn left onto Woodland Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftReach Ladora Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail, heading SE.
- 1.6 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive 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 2.0 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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