Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Perimeter Trail
8.7 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 56 min
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Perimeter Trail is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Prairie Gateway Open Space near Dupont, CO. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Perimeter Trail
8.7 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 56 min
Elevation 5,128–5,215 ft
Out & Back · Prairie Gateway Open Space
Trailhead: Prairie Gateway Open Space Trail · 39.81164, -104.89013
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 93°F / low 58° · precip 5% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Prairie Gateway Open Space Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Prairie Gateway Open Space Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn right onto Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Perimeter Trail, heading N.
- 2.2 miSharp right onto Yosemite Street, heading NE.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Perimeter Trail, heading N.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1 miBear left onto Prairie Gateway Open Space Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Prairie Gateway Open Space Trail, heading E.
- 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 surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:08 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:28 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:55 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Prairie Gateway Open Space Trail Trailhead
- Havana Ponds Trail–Prairie Gateway Open Space Trail, 3 sights 5.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Perimeter Trail 10.2 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Perimeter Trail 10.4 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- East 80th Avenue via Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Perimeter Trail 10.9 mi · ▲ 133 ft
- Ladora Lake–Wildlife Viewing, 10 sights 13.6 mi · ▲ 107 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Dupont, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Dupont, Colorado