Platte River & Engineer Lake via South Platte River Trail
4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Platte River & Engineer Lake via South Platte River Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back near Quimby, CO. The route passes Platte River and Engineer Lake. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Platte River & Engineer Lake via South Platte River Trail
4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 5,075–5,108 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.85393, -104.94002
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 95°F / low 57° · precip 6% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: E 88th Ave & Monroe St stop 555 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto South Platte River Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miPass Platte River.
- 0.6 miPass Engineer Lake.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Commerce City Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftReach Platte River, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftBear right onto South Platte River Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 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: E 88th Ave & Monroe St stop 555 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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