Ruth Roberts Connector Trail via Coal Creek Trail is a 13.3-mile out-and-back in Ruth Roberts Preserve near Maple Grove, CO. It climbs 459 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,154 – 5,368 ft14.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.96918, -105.09124
Nearest town Maple Grove, CO
Directions
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Ruth Roberts Connector Trail via Coal Creek Trail
13.3 mi · ▲ 459 ft · 4 hr 40 min
Elevation 5,154–5,366 ft
Out & Back · Ruth Roberts Preserve
Trailhead: 39.96918, -105.09124
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: US 287 & Campus Dr stop 177 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Coal Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Rock Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Ruth Roberts Connector Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miReach Ruth Roberts Connector Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Rock Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 1.5 miSharp left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Coal Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 400 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 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 surface
75% gravel16% paved5% dirt1% boardwalk3% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:26 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: US 287 & Campus Dr stop 177 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- City of Lafayette Trail Loop 2.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Coal Creek Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Coal Creek Trail 4 mi · ▲ 193 ft
- Coal Creek Trail 4 mi · ▲ 193 ft
- Coal Creek Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 296 ft
- Coal Creek Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 296 ft
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