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Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge

Mower Reservoir–South Woman Creek Trail, 3 sights

7.3 mi · ▲ 396 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Mower Reservoir–South Woman Creek Trail, 3 sights is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge near Leyden, CO. The route reaches Mower Reservoir at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 396 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,630 – 5,883 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.87017, -105.18464
Nearest town Leyden, CO
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Mower Reservoir–South Woman Creek Trail, 3 sights

7.3 mi · ▲ 396 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Elevation 5,630–5,882 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: 39.87017, -105.18464

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftBear left onto South Woman Creek Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right onto Woman Creek Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right onto Rocky Mountain Greenway Trailc, heading E.
  5. 250 ftBear right onto Staff Road, heading E.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rocky Mountain Greenway Trailc, heading E.
  7. 1.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 450 ftTurn left onto Power Line Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right onto Westminster Hills Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miReach Mower Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left onto Power Line Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Staff Road, heading W.
  17. 50 ftBear left onto Rocky Mountain Greenway Trailc, heading W.
  18. 250 ftTurn left onto Woman Creek Trail, heading W.
  19. 0.5 miTurn left onto South Woman Creek Trail, heading W.
  20. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  21. 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/mower-reservoir-mower-reservoir-out-back-4-sights-12-km

Trail surface

65% dirt35% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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