Prairie Gateway Open Space Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 39 min
Prairie Gateway Open Space Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Prairie Gateway Open Space near Sandown, CO. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Prairie Gateway Open Space Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 39 min
Elevation 5,209–5,242 ft
Out & Back · Prairie Gateway Open Space
Trailhead: 39.80114, -104.87784
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 61° · precip 8% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Prairie Gateway Open Space Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:06 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:26 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:54 PM.
More from this trailhead
- Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Prairie Gateway Open Space Trail 2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Prairie Gateway Open Space Trail 2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Perimeter Trail 11.8 mi · ▲ 106 ft
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