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Grandview Ponds Open Space

Mid-Town Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Mid-Town Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Grandview Ponds Open Space near Thornton, CO. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,115 – 5,233 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.87038, -104.95895
Nearest town Thornton, CO
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Mid-Town Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 5,115–5,233 ft

Out & Back · Grandview Ponds Open Space

Trailhead: 39.87038, -104.95895

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Transit-accessible: York St & Thornton Pkwy stop 52 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Mid-Town Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto Colorado Blvd MUP, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  19. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 0.6 miTurn right onto Mid-Town Trail, heading NW.
  23. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  25. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  27. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  28. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  29. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  31. 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/mid-town-trail-out-back-7-km-4392

Trail surface

80% paved9% dirt8% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: York St & Thornton Pkwy stop 52 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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