AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Wonderland Creek Greenway

2.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 58 min

Wonderland Creek Greenway is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Ara, CO. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,230 – 5,286 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.02390, -105.25098
Nearest town Ara, CO
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Wonderland Creek Greenway

2.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 58 min

Elevation 5,230–5,286 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.02390, -105.25098

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 66° · precip 5% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: Pearl Pkwy & Junction Pl stop 27 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Foothills Parkway Path, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Goose Creek Greenway, heading E.
  4. 150 ftTurn right onto Foothills Parkway Multi-Use Path, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Goose Creek Greenway, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miBear left onto Wonderland Creek Greenway, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
  11. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 400 ftContinue straight onto Cottonwood Path, heading N.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  16. 400 ftSharp left onto Wonderland Creek Greenway, heading N.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  19. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right onto Goose Creek Greenway, heading S.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right onto Foothills Parkway Multi-Use Path, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftTurn left onto Goose Creek Greenway, heading SW.
  23. 150 ftTurn left onto Foothills Parkway Path, heading S.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  25. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/wonderland-creek-greenway-out-back-5-km-17b5

Trail surface

79% paved12% gravel1% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F66°
Precip5%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity26%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sun 90°62° 20%
Mon 88°67° 29%
Tue 89°61° 28%
Wed 91°60° 28%
Thu 91°66° 27%
Fri 93°61° 21%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Pearl Pkwy & Junction Pl stop 27 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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