Trading Post Viewpoint & Trading Post Trail is a 1.4-mile out-and-back in Red Rocks Park near Morrison, CO. The route reaches Trading Post Viewpoint at the turnaround, 0.7 miles in. It climbs 475 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,903 – 6,277 ft2.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.65713, -105.19644
Nearest town Morrison, CO
Directions
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Trading Post Viewpoint & Trading Post Trail
1.4 mi · ▲ 475 ft · 42 min
Elevation 5,903–6,278 ft
Out & Back · Red Rocks Park
Trailhead: 39.65713, -105.19644
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 65° · precip 7% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Trading Post Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Trading Post Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear 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.
Trail surface
84% dirt11% paved1% boardwalk4% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 90°F65°
Feels like79°Precip7%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity22%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat
90°70°
Sun
90°64°
16%
Mon
89°74°
38%
Tue
87°66°
34%
Wed
85°64°
39%
Thu
89°65°
36%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Geologic Overlook–Mount Vernon Creek Trail, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 926 ft
- Mount Vernon Creek Trail–Red Rocks Trail, 3 sights 8 mi · ▲ 1,078 ft
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