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William Frederick Hayden Park

Rooney Valley Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 645 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Rooney Valley Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in William Frederick Hayden Park near Morrison, CO. It climbs 645 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,899 – 6,362 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.67527, -105.17592
Nearest town Morrison, CO
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Rooney Valley Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 645 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Elevation 5,900–6,363 ft

Out & Back · William Frederick Hayden Park

Trailhead: 39.67527, -105.17592

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  10. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left onto Rooney Valley Trail, heading NE.
  12. 1.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 1.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  15. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  23. 100 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-9-km-935a

Trail surface

60% dirt23% paved17% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F67°
Precip5%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 87°61° 26%
Mon 87°73° 39%
Tue 87°69° 38%
Wed 87°67° 41%
Thu 88°69° 28%
Fri 88°68° 19%

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