Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail & Staff Road via Prairie Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail & Staff Road via Prairie Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back near Irondale, CO. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail & Staff Road via Prairie Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 5,216–5,281 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.81439, -104.87909
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 58° · precip 8% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Prairie Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn right onto Staff Road, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Prairie Trail, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left onto Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail, heading W.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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