AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Matthews/Winters Park

Red Rocks Trail

5 mi · ▲ 457 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Red Rocks Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Matthews/Winters Park near Heritage Dells, CO. It climbs 457 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,290 – 6,526 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.70642, -105.20457
Nearest town Heritage Dells, CO
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Red Rocks Trail

5 mi · ▲ 457 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 6,288–6,527 ft

Out & Back · Matthews/Winters Park

Trailhead: 39.70642, -105.20457

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 89°F / low 66° · precip 9% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right onto Village Loop Trail, heading SE.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Red Rocks Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cherry Gulch Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Morrison Slide Trail, heading SE.
  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 W.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Village Loop Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  17. 350 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-8-km-6b4d

Trail surface

72% dirt27% paved1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 89°F66°
Feels like81°Precip9%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 89°69°
Sun 88°62° 16%
Mon 86°71° 42%
Tue 85°66° 33%
Wed 83°64° 37%
Thu 87°64° 35%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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