Prairie Gateway Open Space

Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Perimeter Trail

12 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 4 hr 3 min

Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Perimeter Trail is a 12-mile out-and-back in Prairie Gateway Open Space near Sandown, CO. It is mostly level, with 106 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,125 – 5,240 ft13.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.80204, -104.87556
Nearest town Sandown, CO

Directions

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Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Perimeter Trail

12 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 4 hr 3 min

Elevation 5,125–5,239 ft

Out & Back · Prairie Gateway Open Space

Trailhead: 39.80204, -104.87556

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Prairie Gateway Open Space Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Prairie Gateway Open Space Loop Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  8. 1 miTurn right onto Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Perimeter Trail, heading N.
  9. 3.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 3.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 1 miBear left onto Prairie Gateway Open Space Loop Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 100 ftTurn left onto Prairie Gateway Open Space Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 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

61% gravel27% dirt9% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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