Prairie Trail & Staff Road
3.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Prairie Trail & Staff Road is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Montbello, CO. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Prairie Trail & Staff Road
3.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 5,239–5,281 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Prairie Trail · 39.81295, -104.86127
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 93°F / low 59° · precip 5% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Prairie Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Staff Road, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Prairie Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Prairie Trail, heading W.
- 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 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Ladora Lake–Lake Mary, 3 lakes 2.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Havana Ponds Trail & Prairie Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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