Morrison Slide Trail & Red Rocks Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 688 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Morrison Slide Trail & Red Rocks Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Matthews/Winters Park near Heritage Dells, CO. It climbs 688 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Morrison Slide Trail & Red Rocks Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 688 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Elevation 6,255–6,795 ft
Out & Back · Matthews/Winters Park
Trailhead: 39.69552, -105.20399
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 88°F / low 66° · precip 8% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Highway 40 & Highway 26 stop 409 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Village Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Red Rocks Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cherry Gulch Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Morrison Slide Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Red Rocks Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Morrison Slide Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Red Rocks Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Village Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 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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Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: Highway 40 & Highway 26 stop 409 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Village Loop Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 225 ft
- Village Loop Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 226 ft
- Village Loop Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 254 ft
- Red Rocks Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 337 ft
- Red Rocks Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 338 ft
- Red Rocks Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 366 ft
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