AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Matthews/Winters Park

Red Rocks Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Red Rocks Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Matthews/Winters Park near Heritage Dells, CO. It climbs 369 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,309 – 6,526 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.70031, -105.20637
Nearest town Heritage Dells, CO
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Red Rocks Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 6,309–6,527 ft

Out & Back · Matthews/Winters Park

Trailhead: 39.70031, -105.20637

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 88°F / low 65° · precip 9% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Highway 40 & Highway 26 stop 217 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Village Loop Trail, heading S.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Red Rocks Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cherry Gulch Trail, heading SE.
  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 W.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red Rocks Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Village Loop Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  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-7-km-a9fe

Trail surface

83% dirt16% paved1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 88°F65°
Precip9%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity27%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun 85°59° 26%
Mon 83°70° 41%
Tue 84°65° 37%
Wed 85°65° 42%
Thu 86°66° 29%
Fri 86°65° 20%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Highway 40 & Highway 26 stop 217 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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