Signature Overlook of Denver–Overland Pond, 4 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 51 min
Signature Overlook of Denver–Overland Pond, 4 sights is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Ruby Hill Park near Ruby Hill, CO. The route passes Overland Pond before reaching Signature Overlook of Denver at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Signature Overlook of Denver–Overland Pond, 4 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 51 min
Elevation 5,229–5,314 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.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Ruby Hill Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Signature Overlook of Denver, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Sanderson Gulch bypass, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto South Platte River Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Platte River Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto South Platte River Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 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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- Transit-accessible: Evans stop 583 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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