Potomac Street & Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Potomac Street & Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Montbello, CO. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Potomac Street & Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 5,281–5,324 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail · 39.79875, -104.80720
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 62° · precip 8% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left onto Wetland Trails, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Potomac Street, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wetland Trails, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail, heading E.
- 1 miArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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