Prairie Gateway Open Space

Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 43 min

Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Prairie Gateway Open Space near Sandown, CO. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,207 – 5,243 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.80114, -104.87784
Nearest town Sandown, CO

Directions

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Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 43 min

Elevation 5,207–5,242 ft

Out & Back · Prairie Gateway Open Space

Trailhead: 39.80114, -104.87784

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 61° · precip 8% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right onto Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

48% paved40% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F61°
Precip8%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity40%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 91°63° 19%
Mon 89°73° 34%
Tue 88°66° 39%
Wed 91°65° 39%
Thu 89°69° 25%
Fri 90°67° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:06 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:26 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:54 PM.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • No dogs on part of this route

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