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Prairie Gateway Open Space

Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Prairie Gateway Open Space near Sandown, CO. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,207 – 5,240 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.80204, -104.87556
Nearest town Sandown, CO
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Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Elevation 5,207–5,239 ft

Out & Back · Prairie Gateway Open Space

Trailhead: 39.80204, -104.87556

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

No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right onto Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 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/rocky-mountain-greenway-trail-out-back-3-km-290f

Trail surface

43% dirt32% paved14% gravel11% 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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