Winter Railyard Snowboarding–Overland Lake, 4 lakes
3.2 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Winter Railyard Snowboarding–Overland Lake, 4 lakes is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Ruby Hill Park near Ruby Hill, CO. The route passes Overland Lake and Overland Pond before reaching Winter Railyard Snowboarding at the turnaround, 1.6 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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Winter Railyard Snowboarding–Overland Lake, 4 lakes
3.2 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 5,221–5,357 ft
Out & Back · Ruby Hill Park
Trailhead: 39.70239, -104.99606
Weather Sep 4: 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.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Winter Railyard Snowboarding, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Sanderson Gulch Bypass, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto South Platte River Trail, heading NE.
- 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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- Transit-accessible: I-25 & Broadway stop 508 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Signature Overlook of Denver–Overland Lake, 4 lakes 3 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Snow Sledding Hill–Overland Lake, 4 lakes 3.4 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Overland Lake–Overland Pond, 4 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 140 ft
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