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Grandview Ponds Open Space

Mid-Town Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Mid-Town Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Grandview Ponds Open Space near Thornton, CO. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,112 – 5,217 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.86838, -104.95813
Nearest town Thornton, CO
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Mid-Town Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 5,113–5,217 ft

Out & Back · Grandview Ponds Open Space

Trailhead: 39.86838, -104.95813

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

Transit-accessible: Gaylord St & Eppinger Blvd stop 199 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Mid-Town Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Colorado Blvd MUP, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  17. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  22. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  23. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  25. 0.6 miTurn right onto Mid-Town Trail, heading SW.
  26. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  27. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  28. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  29. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  30. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  31. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  32. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  33. 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-af76

Trail surface

78% paved9% dirt8% gravel5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Gaylord St & Eppinger Blvd stop 199 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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