AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Matthews/Winters Park

Red Rocks Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 366 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Red Rocks Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Matthews/Winters Park near Heritage Dells, CO. It climbs 366 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,309 – 6,526 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.69687, -105.20396
Nearest town Heritage Dells, CO
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Red Rocks Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 366 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 6,309–6,527 ft

Out & Back · Matthews/Winters Park

Trailhead: 39.69687, -105.20396

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 88°F / low 66° · precip 8% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Highway 40 & Highway 26 stop 308 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Village Loop Trail, heading SW.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Red Rocks Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cherry Gulch Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Morrison Slide Trail, heading SW.
  8. 250 ftContinue straight onto Red Rocks Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Morrison Slide Trail, heading NW.
  11. 300 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Gulch Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red Rocks Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Village Loop Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/red-rocks-trail-out-back-6-km-c28c

Trail surface

93% dirt5% paved2% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 88°F66°
Precip8%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 88°69°
Sun 85°59° 16%
Mon 85°70° 42%
Tue 84°66° 33%
Wed 83°63° 37%
Thu 86°64° 35%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Highway 40 & Highway 26 stop 308 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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