GeoBiking CO_DN RKC Trail Description

RockCreek Rock Creek Trail
Trail Network Overview Follows Rock Creek Drainage upstream from confluence to Coalton Trail, then N to crest of hill, then looping back on itself W of W of FlatIrons Mall
Key RKC Connects to: Broom In Flat Trail twice Also Known As: Cradleboard Trail,  Mary Miller Trail
  287 BroomLong Trail
  96 Broom Long Trail Shares
Waypoints 29   Coal Creek Trail
  Coalton Marshal Trail Shares
  Lake To Lake Trail Modified Lake to Lake Trail N connection,
US 36 Bikeway
  Powerline Harper Trail 7/30/15
Website bouldercounty.org/os/parks/pages/rockcreek.aspx
Distance Statistics
Cycle Computer TrackLog Route   Round Trip
15.2 12.2
Elevation Statistics
Start End Min Max Gain Ascent Descent Grade
5,149 5,409 5,140 5,687 260 908 1
Type Drainage & Coverage Rating Mild, nothing steep at all
Codes Fdpr Track #
Surfaces Mixture of gravel, concrete, city street
Notes New trail segment competes route.
Track Color Map Color Track Starts @ Track Ends @
Dark Yellow Gold Coal Creekconfluence (RKCcct) Back on itself W of FlatIrons Mall (RKCeol)
Waypoint Longitude Latitude Comment Altitude Waypoint Type Long Description / note
RKCcct 39 59.021 -105 04.012 Strt Near CoalCr 5,149 Bike Trail Start of Trail at Coal Cr Trail
RKCose 39 58.743 -105 04.282 Lafayette Rc Ose 5,165 Parking Area Lafayette Rock Creek Open Space E
N wpt is a currently a spur (deadend)
RKCbns 39 58.062 -105 04.999 Bnsf RR 5,194 Flag, Blue Burlington Northern Santa Fe RR
Access to small Parking area - Hospital
RKC-dr 39 57.915 -105 05.068 Dillon Rd 5,200 Bike Trail Cross Dillon Rd - access 2BL trail to W
RKCl2ln 39 57.211 -105  5.280 L2L Tr N 5,241 Bike Trail Lake to Lake Trail (Ruth Roberts Connector)
RKC287 39 57.128 -105 05.416 Under Us 287 5,232 Flag, Blue Go under 287 - no access
RKC-sl 39 56.812 -105 06.545 Stearns Lake RR 5,296 Parking Area Stearns lake trail head - Parking, Restroom
RKCmmt 39 56.744 -105 06.291 Mary Miller Tr 5,298 Bike Trail Mary Miller Trail - Spur to Lake Trail head
RKC2 39 56.528 -105 06.515 Via 5,285 Flag, Blue Via cradleboard trail
RKCl2ls 39 56.154 -105 06.481 L2l Tr S 5,347 Bike Trail Lake to Lake Trail (on a spur)
RKCspr 39 56.306 -105 06.558 Spur 2 L2L Tr 5,314 Flag, Blue Return from spur to trail, now resume S
RKCcbt 39 56.110 -105 07.093 Craddleboard Tr 5,356 Bike Trail End of Cradleboard trail, SE on Brainard Dr
RKC-bd 39 55.701 -105 06.843 Brainard Dr 5,401 Flag, Blue Head W on Industrial Dr to RTD
RKCefi 39 56.002 -105 07.366 Efi Park N Ride 5,392 Ground Transportion East FlatIrons Park N Ride, go under 36
96BroomLong Trail start share
RKC36be 39 55.940 -105  7.394 36B +BIF Tr E 5,383 Bike Trail US 36 Bikeway E junction
RKC9bl 39 56.008 -105  7.685 9BL W Junction 5,406 Bike Trail 9BL W Junction
RKC36bw 39 56.230 -105  8.166 36B Tr W 5,371 Bike Trail US 36 Bikeway W junction
RKCbiw 39 56.193 -105 08.226 Bif Follow 2 Rtd 5,399 Bike Trail BroomInFlat Trail (Share trail Westward)
RKC-v2 39 56.126 -105 08.571 Via Pond 5,420 Flag, Blue Pond
RKCloop 39 56.080 -105 08.697 End Of Loop 5,403 Bike Trail Start of loop - keep SW
RKC-vp 39 55.916 -105 08.983 Via Park 5,465 Flag, Blue Park, take Trail N
RKC-cp 39 55.829 -105 09.242 Community Park 5,485 Parking Area Community Park, Parking Area, restrooms
Next waypoint on spur (Optional)
RKCctms 39 55.722 -105 09.951 CTM Tr S 5,535 Bike Trail Coalton Marshall Trail S junction on spur
RKC-pt 39 55.863 -105 09.405 Park Trails 5,495 Bike Trail Park Trails - Go N
RKCiec 39 56.146 -105 09.528 Via Indiana Eldc 5,556 Flag, Blue Indiana & Eldorado Circle
RKC1 39 56.196 -105 09.894 Via 5,593 Flag, Blue Via after gravel uphill section
RKCctmn 39 56.701 -105 09.711 CTM Tr N 5,594 Bike Trail Coalton Marshall Tr across McCaslin
Rock Creek Park ponds
RKCmcl 39 56.794 -105 09.828 McCaslin 5,609 Bike Trail MUP on E side of McCaslin to Coal Cr Tr
RKCplh 39 56.423 -105 08.829 PLH Tr S88 5,442 Bike Trail Powerline Harper Trail head - S 88th
RKCloop See Above End of loop
RTD: RTD-EFI RTD-SL