Snow Sledding Hill–Overland Pond, 5 sights
6.2 mi · ▲ 272 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Snow Sledding Hill–Overland Pond, 5 sights is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Ruby Hill Park near College View, CO. The route passes Overland Pond before reaching Snow Sledding Hill at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 272 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Snow Sledding Hill–Overland Pond, 5 sights
6.2 mi · ▲ 272 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Elevation 5,229–5,402 ft
Out & Back · Ruby Hill Park
Trailhead: West Harvard Gulch Trail · 39.67095, -105.02494
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 62° · precip 8% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Transit-accessible: Federal & Evans Transfer Station stop 794 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on West Harvard Gulch Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear left onto South Platte River Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miContinue 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 N.
- 0.3 miPass Overland Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Sanderson Gulch bypass, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Ruby Hill Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Slopestyle S, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Slopestyle XS, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Slopestyle S, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Snow Sledding Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Slopestyle XS, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Slopestyle S, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Ruby Hill Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sanderson Gulch Bypass, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto South Platte River Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Platte River Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto South Platte River Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear right onto West Harvard Gulch Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miArrive 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: Federal & Evans Transfer Station stop 794 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Ruby Hill–Overland Pond, 5 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 272 ft
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