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Riverdale Open Space

Riverdale Road Trail via Mid-Town Trail

6.4 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Riverdale Road Trail via Mid-Town Trail is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Riverdale Open Space near Thornton, CO. It is mostly level, with 164 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,105 – 5,233 ft7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.87038, -104.95895
Nearest town Thornton, CO
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Riverdale Road Trail via Mid-Town Trail

6.4 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Elevation 5,104–5,233 ft

Out & Back · Riverdale Open Space

Trailhead: 39.87038, -104.95895

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Transit-accessible: York St & Thornton Pkwy stop 52 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Mid-Town Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto Colorado Blvd MUP, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  18. 150 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  19. 100 ftBear right onto Wyndemere Subdivision Spur, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  23. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  24. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Riverdale Road Trail, heading NW.
  26. 0.7 miReach Riverdale Road Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  27. 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
  28. 0.1 miBear right onto Wyndemere Subdivision Spur, heading SW.
  29. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  32. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  33. 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  34. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  35. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  36. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  38. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  39. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  40. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  41. 0.3 miTurn left onto Colorado Blvd MUP, heading N.
  42. 0.3 miTurn right onto Mid-Town Trail, heading E.
  43. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  44. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  45. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  46. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  47. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  48. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  49. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  50. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  51. 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/riverdale-road-trail-out-back-10-km-f789

Trail surface

86% paved7% dirt5% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: York St & Thornton Pkwy stop 52 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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