Yosemite Street via Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Perimeter Trail
8.3 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 48 min
Yosemite Street via Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Perimeter Trail is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Prairie Gateway Open Space near Irondale, CO. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Yosemite Street via Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Perimeter Trail
8.3 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 48 min
Elevation 5,129–5,222 ft
Out & Back · Prairie Gateway Open Space
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 W.
- 250 ftBear left onto Gateway Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Prairie Gateway Open Space Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Prairie Gateway Open Space Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right onto Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Perimeter Trail, heading N.
- 2.2 miBear left onto Yosemite Street, heading NE.
- 250 ftReach Yosemite Street, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftBear right onto Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Perimeter Trail, heading NE.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1 miBear left onto Prairie Gateway Open Space Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Prairie Gateway Open Space Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Gateway Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM — 2 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Discovery Viewpoint & Lake Mary via Discovery Trail 2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Prairie Gateway Open Space Trail via Prairie Gateway Open Space Loop Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Prairie Gateway Open Space Loop Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail & Staff Road via Prairie Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Perimeter Trail 11 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Perimeter Trail 11 mi · ▲ 80 ft
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