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Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Perimeter Trail

12.2 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 4 hr 9 min

Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Perimeter Trail is a 12.2-mile out-and-back near Eno, CO. It is mostly level, with 161 ft of elevation gain. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi5,138 – 5,286 ft12.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.84425, -104.84687
Nearest town Eno, CO
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Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Perimeter Trail

12.2 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 4 hr 9 min

Elevation 5,140–5,287 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.84425, -104.84687

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto East 80th Avenue (Staff Road), heading E.
  3. 1.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 2 miTurn left onto Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Perimeter Trail, heading W.
  5. 2 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 2 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 2 miTurn right onto East 80th Avenue (Staff Road), heading W.
  9. 1.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.3 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/rocky-mountain-arsenal-national-wildlife-refuge-perimeter-trail-out-back-20-km-7f71

Trail surface

33% gravel28% paved39% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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