AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

William Frederick Hayden Park

Rooney Valley Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 537 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Rooney Valley Trail is a 4.8-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 mi5,978 – 6,362 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.67681, -105.17249
Nearest town Morrison, CO
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Rooney Valley Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 537 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 5,977–6,363 ft

Out & Back · William Frederick Hayden Park

Trailhead: 39.67681, -105.17249

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 90°F / low 67° · precip 9% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left onto Rooney Valley Trail, heading NE.
  11. 1.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 1.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  14. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  21. 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-8-km-834f

Trail surface

68% dirt13% paved19% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F67°
Precip9%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 87°60° 26%
Mon 87°73° 39%
Tue 87°69° 38%
Wed 87°67° 41%
Thu 88°69° 28%
Fri 88°67° 19%

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