Snow Sledding Hill–Overland Lake, 4 lakes
3.4 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Snow Sledding Hill–Overland Lake, 4 lakes is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Ruby Hill Park near Ruby Hill, CO. The route passes Overland Lake and Overland Pond before reaching Snow Sledding Hill at the turnaround, 1.7 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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Snow Sledding Hill–Overland Lake, 4 lakes
3.4 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 5,221–5,360 ft
Out & Back · Ruby Hill Park
Trailhead: 39.70239, -104.99606
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 94°F / low 59° · precip 8% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: I-25 & Broadway stop 508 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right onto South Platte River Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miPass Overland Lake.
- 50 ftPass Overland Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Sanderson Gulch bypass, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Ruby Hill Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Slopestyle S, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Slopestyle XS, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Slopestyle S, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Snow Sledding Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Slopestyle XS, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Slopestyle S, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Ruby Hill Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sanderson Gulch Bypass, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto South Platte River Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 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: I-25 & Broadway stop 508 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Winter Railyard Snowboarding–Overland Lake, 4 lakes 3.2 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Overland Lake–Overland Pond, 4 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 140 ft
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