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Grandview Ponds Open Space

Colorado Blvd MUP

4.6 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Colorado Blvd MUP is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Grandview Ponds Open Space near Quimby, 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 mi5,102 – 5,292 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.88148, -104.95571
Nearest town Quimby, CO
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Colorado Blvd MUP

4.6 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 5,100–5,293 ft

Out & Back · Grandview Ponds Open Space

Trailhead: 39.88148, -104.95571

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 65° · precip 5% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Transit-accessible: E 100th Ave & Clayton St stop 404 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mid-Town Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto Colorado Blvd MUP, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  14. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  15. 100 ftBear right onto Wyndemere Subdivision Spur, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  19. 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
  20. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  22. 50 ftBear right onto Riverdale Road Trail, heading N.
  23. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  24. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  27. 0.1 miBear right onto Wyndemere Subdivision Spur, heading S.
  28. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  31. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  32. 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  33. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  34. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  35. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  36. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  37. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  38. 0.3 miTurn left onto Colorado Blvd MUP, heading S.
  39. 0.3 miTurn right onto Mid-Town Trail, heading SW.
  40. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  41. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  42. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  43. 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-de39

Trail surface

90% paved3% dirt2% gravel1% boardwalk4% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F65°
Precip5%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity34%
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 91°63° 22%
Mon 89°75° 29%
Tue 88°68° 29%
Wed 91°67° 29%
Thu 89°71° 20%
Fri 91°69° 15%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: E 100th Ave & Clayton St stop 404 m from the trailhead

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