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 Montbello, 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 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.80333, -104.87227
Nearest town Montbello, CO

Directions

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Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 43 min

Elevation 5,207–5,245 ft

Out & Back · Prairie Gateway Open Space

Trailhead: 39.80333, -104.87227

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miSharp right onto Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  19. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  20. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  23. 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

38% dirt35% paved17% gravel10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:05 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:25 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:52 PM.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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