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Matthews/Winters Park

Red Rocks Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 832 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Red Rocks Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Matthews/Winters Park near Morrison, CO. It climbs 832 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,988 – 6,526 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Red Rocks Trail 39.67096, -105.19486
Nearest town Morrison, CO
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Red Rocks Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 832 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Elevation 5,987–6,527 ft

Out & Back · Matthews/Winters Park

Trailhead: Red Rocks Trail · 39.67096, -105.19486

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 68° · precip 10% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Red Rocks Trail, heading SW.
  2. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Morrison Slide Trail, heading W.
  3. 250 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Gulch Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red Rocks Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Village Loop Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 300 ftReach Red Rocks Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Red Rocks Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cherry Gulch Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Morrison Slide Trail, heading SW.
  12. 250 ftContinue straight onto Red Rocks Trail, heading SW.
  13. 1.7 miArrive 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-9-km-0927

Trail surface

95% dirt3% paved2% gravel

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F68°
Feels like82°Precip10%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity19%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 89°68°
Sun 88°64° 16%
Mon 87°72° 39%
Tue 86°67° 33%
Wed 84°64° 38%
Thu 88°65° 35%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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