Mount Vernon Creek Trail–Trading Post Trail, 3 sights
4 mi · ▲ 518 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Mount Vernon Creek Trail–Trading Post Trail, 3 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Red Rocks Park near Morrison, CO. It climbs 518 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,922 – 6,286 ft4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Red Rocks Trail 39.66904, -105.20355
Nearest town Morrison, CO
Directions
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Mount Vernon Creek Trail–Trading Post Trail, 3 sights
4 mi · ▲ 518 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 5,921–6,286 ft
Out & Back · Red Rocks Park
Trailhead: Red Rocks Trail · 39.66904, -105.20355
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 89°F / low 66° · precip 7% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Red Rocks Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Mount Vernon Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Will Call Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Mount Vernon Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Trading Post Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Mount Vernon Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Mount Vernon Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Will Call Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mount Vernon Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Red Rocks Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn 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.
Trail surface
97% dirt3% paved
Weather
OvercastTemperature 89°F66°
Precip7%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity21%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat
88°70°
Sun
85°59°
16%
Mon
86°70°
40%
Tue
84°66°
33%
Wed
83°63°
38%
Thu
87°64°
35%
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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