Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min
Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail is a 2.2-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.
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Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min
Elevation 5,207–5,230 ft
Out & Back · Prairie Gateway Open Space
Trailhead: 39.80898, -104.88038
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 58° · precip 8% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · No dogs on part of this route
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- No dogs on part of this route
More from this trailhead
- Prairie Gateway Open Space Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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