Trading Post Viewpoint–Denver Basin Overlook, 9 sights is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Matthews/Winters Park near Golden Heights, CO. The route passes Concretion, Denver Basin Overlook and Trading Post Viewpoint. It climbs 1,789 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,939 – 6,578 ft · steepest grade: 17%8.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Zorro Trail 39.69637, -105.19388
Nearest town Golden Heights, CO
Directions
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Trading Post Viewpoint–Denver Basin Overlook, 9 sights
7.6 mi · ▲ 1,789 ft · 3 hr 26 min
Elevation 5,938–6,577 ft
Out & Back · Matthews/Winters Park
Trailhead: Zorro Trail · 39.69637, -105.19388
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 89°F / low 67° · precip 10% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Zorro Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Dakota Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftPass Concretion.
- 50 ftPass Denver Basin Overlook.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Red Rocks Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bailout Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Red Rocks Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Mount Vernon Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Will Call Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Trading Post Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Trading Post Viewpoint.
- 0.4 miReach Trading Post Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Mount Vernon Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Red Rocks Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Bailout Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Rocks Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Dakota Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Zorro Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 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
97% dirt2% paved1% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 89°F67°
Feels like81°Precip10%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat
89°69°
Sun
88°63°
16%
Mon
86°71°
40%
Tue
85°67°
33%
Wed
84°64°
38%
Thu
88°65°
35%
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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