Overland Pond–Platte River Trail, 4 sights
2.9 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Overland Pond–Platte River Trail, 4 sights is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Ruby Hill Park near Ruby Hill, CO. The route reaches Overland Pond. 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.
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Overland Pond–Platte River Trail, 4 sights
2.9 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 5,229–5,360 ft
Out & Back · Ruby Hill Park
Trailhead: 39.67430, -104.99806
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 94°F / low 58° · precip 6% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: Evans stop 583 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto South Platte River Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Platte River Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto South Platte River Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miPass Overland Pond.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Sanderson Gulch bypass, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Ruby Hill Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Slopestyle S, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Slopestyle M, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Slopestyle L, heading W.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Practice pump track, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Pump track, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Skills course, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Dirt jumps S, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Dirt jumps L, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Ruby Hill Loop Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Overland Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Dirt jumps L, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Dirt jumps S, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Skills course, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Pump track, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Practice pump track, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Slopestyle L, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Slopestyle M, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Slopestyle S, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Ruby Hill Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sanderson Gulch Bypass, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto South Platte River Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Platte River Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto South Platte River Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 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
- Transit-accessible: Evans stop 583 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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