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Prairie Gateway Open Space

Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail is a 3.3-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 – 5,253 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.79319, -104.88869
Nearest town Sandown, CO
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Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 5,207–5,253 ft

Out & Back · Prairie Gateway Open Space

Trailhead: 39.79319, -104.88869

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

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miSharp right onto Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  19. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  21. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  22. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rocky-mountain-greenway-trail-out-back-5-km-dca2

Trail surface

38% paved29% dirt13% gravel20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

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

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