Ruby Hill–Overland Pond, 4 sights
2.9 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Ruby Hill–Overland Pond, 4 sights is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Ruby Hill Park near Ruby Hill, CO. The route passes Overland Pond before reaching Ruby Hill at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 134 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ruby Hill–Overland Pond, 4 sights
2.9 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 5,229–5,360 ft
Out & Back · Ruby Hill Park
Trailhead: 39.67430, -104.99806
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 94°F / low 58° · precip 6% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: Evans stop 583 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto South Platte River Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Platte River Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto South Platte River Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miPass Overland Pond.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Sanderson Gulch bypass, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Ruby Hill Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Slopestyle S, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Slopestyle XS, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Ruby Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Slopestyle S, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ruby Hill Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sanderson Gulch Bypass, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto South Platte River Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Platte River Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto South Platte River Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 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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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Evans stop 583 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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