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William Frederick Hayden Park

Rooney Valley Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 537 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Rooney Valley Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in William Frederick Hayden Park near Morrison, CO. It climbs 537 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,014 – 6,362 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: West Evans Avenue 39.67829, -105.17186
Nearest town Morrison, CO
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Rooney Valley Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 537 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 6,013–6,363 ft

Out & Back · William Frederick Hayden Park

Trailhead: West Evans Avenue · 39.67829, -105.17186

Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 91°F / low 62° · precip 6% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  6. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left onto Rooney Valley Trail, heading E.
  8. 1.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 1.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  11. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 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/rooney-valley-trail-out-back-7-km-c4e4

Trail surface

70% dirt10% paved20% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 91°F62°
Precip6%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity28%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 89°65°
Sun 87°60° 25%
Mon 89°73° 38%
Tue 87°65° 38%
Wed 85°63° 39%
Thu 89°65° 27%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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