| PlatteRiverS | S Platte River S of Cherry Creek Confluence | ||||||||
| Trail Network Overview | Follows S Platte River from Cherry Cr confluence to Highline Canal S of Chatfield Resevoir | ||||||||
| Track starts at Invesco field, N to Confluence Park then S on W side - Route starts at Confluence Park | |||||||||
| Track also covers both sides of river between Union & Bowles | |||||||||
| Key | PRS | Connects to: | Platte River Trail N | shares | Also Known As: | Mary Carter Geenway | |||
| Bear Cr Trail | |||||||||
| Waypoints | 38 | Big Dry Cr (South) | |||||||
| C470 Trail | |||||||||
| Cherry Cr N Trail | |||||||||
| Columbine Trail | |||||||||
| The Gold Line | |||||||||
| Highline Canal Trail | |||||||||
| Lakewood Sloan Trail | |||||||||
| Lee Dad Gulch Trail | |||||||||
| Little Dry Quincy | |||||||||
| Mineral Ave Trail | |||||||||
| TwoBrand CG Trail | |||||||||
| Waterton Canyon Trail | Last Modified | Changed Sections especially Chatfield Trails | |||||||
| Weir Sanderson Gulch Trail | 5/26/2020 | ||||||||
| Waypoints | parks.state.co.us/Parks/Chatfield | ||||||||
| Distance Statistics | |||||||||
| Cycle Computer | TrackLog | Route | Round Trip | ||||||
| 33.4 | 25.1 | 45.8 | |||||||
| Elevation Statistics | |||||||||
| Start | End | Min | Max | Gain | Ascent | Descent | Grade | ||
| 5,187 | 5,540 | 5,187 | 5,536 | 353 | 1,027 | 674 | 1 | ||
| Type | Regional Drainage | Rating | Easy except for sections near Dam, long trail | ||||||
| Codes | R*pc | Track # | |||||||
| Surfaces | Wide Concrete - some soft surface E of Plum Cr (near PRScet) | ||||||||
| Notes | Speed limit is 15 MPH on trail. Well marked trail. - Steep dirt near Dam Tr | ||||||||
| Highline Canal trail comes within 40 yards @ PRSdamt and end of trail S from PRScet (No official connections at these points) Trail connections from highline canal on E side are under negotiations/planning |
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| Track Color | Map Color | Track Starts @ | Track Ends @ | ||||||
| Green | Bright Green | Mile High Stadium next to river (PRS-cp) | Highline Canal Tr in Chatfield State Park (PRShct) | ||||||
| Waypoint | Latitude | Longitude | Comment | Altitude | Waypoint Type | Long Description / note | |||
| PRSmhs | 39 44.578 | -105 1.003 | MileHi Stadiurm LSG Tr N | 5,199 | Stadium | Mile High Stadium - LGS trail behind it Trail goes N on E side to confluence park then back on W |
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| PRS-cp | 39 45.280 | -105 0.539 | Confluence Park | 5,208 | Bike Trail | Confluence Park, trail on both sides of river
to Mile Hih Stadium S side has trail to Pepsi Center. |
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| PRSmhs | See Above | ||||||||
| PRSlgs | 39 44 339 | -105 1.097 | LGS GL Tr | 5,196 | Bike Trail | NEW Lakewood Gulch and
Gold Line Trail Start Moved during Light Rail construction |
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| PRSwgt | 39 43.871 | -105 1.060 | WGS Tr N | 5,208 | Bike Trail | Weir Gulch Tr (Weir Sanderson Trail) | |||
| PRS-8 | 39 43.723 | -105 0.955 | 8th Ave Parking | 5,213 | Parking Area | 8th Ave, Parking | |||
| PRS-vp | 39 42.387 | -105 0.107 | Valverde Park | 5,224 | Parking Area | Valverde Park | |||
| PRSjhp | 39 42.28 | -104 59.864 | Johnson Habitat | 5,231 | Park | Johnson Habitat Park, Boy Scout training, Dog Park. For Sanderson Gulch Tr: Stay W of River, follow S Platte R Drive about 800 feet | |||
| PRSolp | 39 41.440 | -104 59.816 | Overland Lake Pk | 5,252 | Park | Overland Lake Park, Porta Potty, Sanderson Gulch Tr, More parking etc further S. | |||
| PRSwsg | 39 41.339 | -104 59.963 | WSG Tr S | 5,244 | Bike Trail | Sanderson Gulch Tr (Weir Sanderson Trail) S junction | |||
| PRSahp | 39 40.818 | -104 59.896 | Asbury + Huron | 5,263 | Park | Park at Asbury & S Huron | |||
| PRSgfp | 39 40.563 | -104 59.845 | Grant Frontier P | 5,256 | Park | Grant-Frontier Park | |||
| PRSwsp | 39 40.458 | -104 59.877 | Wesley+S Platte | 5,257 | Park | Wesley & S. Platte Park | |||
| PRSldq | 39 39.596 | -105 0.222 | LDQ Tr | 5,262 | Bike Trail | Little Dry Cr Trail (South) S of Dartmouth | |||
| PRSbct | 39 39.077 | -105 0.571 | Bear Cr Trail | 5,267 | Bike Trail | Bear Creek Trail | |||
| PRS-ox | 39 38.593 | -105 0.937 | Oxford St | 5,285 | Parking Area | Oxford St, Parking | |||
| PRScpk | 39 38.036 | -105 1.128 | Centennial park | 5,297 | Park | Centennial Park | |||
| PRSubc | 39 37.935 | -105 0.927 | Union Boat chute | 5,309 | Parking Area | Union Ave Boat Chutes, Parking | |||
| PRSbds | 39 37.851 | -105 0.995 | BDS Tr | 5,302 | Bike Trail | S Big Dry Cr Trail - Not complete | |||
| Path on both sides of river between these two points | |||||||||
| PRScol | 39 36.808 | -105 1.521 | COL Tr | 5,315 | Bike Trail | Columbine trail to West past tennis courts | |||
| PRS-hg | 39 36.352 | -105 1.431 | Hudson Gardens | 5,337 | Restroom | Hudson Gardens, public Restroom | |||
| PRSlgt | 39 35.901 | -105 1.468 | Lee Gulch Trail | 5,348 | Bike Trail | Lee Gulch Trail (lee Marcy Gulch) | |||
| PRScnc | 39 35.041 | -105 1.742 | Carson Nature Ctr | 5,359 | Parking Area | Carson Nature Center, Parking, 14 miles | |||
| PRSmat | 39 34.821 | -105 2.018 | MAT Tr | 5,352 | Bike Trail | Mineral Ave Trail, RTD park N Ride | |||
| PRSspp | 39 34.017 | -105 2.437 | SPlatte Prk RR | 5,386 | Parking Area | Parking, 15.5 milesfrom start Access to park off S Platte Canyon Rd at turn to W |
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| PRSc470n | 39 33.975 | -105 2.611 | C470 Tr N | 5,371 | Bike Trail | C470 Tr N junction - cross bridge to S | |||
| PRSc470s | 39 33.916 | -105 2.573 | C470 TR S | 5,371 | Bike Trail | C470 Tr S junction - Head W | |||
| PRScwg | 39 33.864 | -105 2.767 | Cottonwood Grove | 5,477 | Parking Area | Dog Training area, Parking | |||
| PRSloop | 39 33.682 | -105 4.073 | Chatfield Loop | 5,531 | Bike Trail | Chatfield reservoir loop start/end - track is CCW | |||
| PRSspur | 39 33.531 | -105 4.396 | Spur to C470 Tr | 5,471 | Bike Trail | Spur to C470 Trail | |||
| PRSc470w | 39 33.540 | -105 4.510 | C470 Tr W | 5,493 | Bike Trail | C470 Tr (West) - not in route | |||
| PRScpw | 39 32.526 | -105 5.279 | CSP W Entrance | 5,458 | Toll Booth | Chatfield State Park W entrance - No fee to trail users | |||
| PRStbcg | 39 32.291 | -105 5.264 | TBCG Tr | 5,450 | Bike Trail | Two Brands Tr & Chatfield Green trails - mostly soft surface | |||
| PRSwct | 39 31.202 | -105 4.910 | Waterton Cnyn | 5,456 | Bike Trail | WCT Waterton Canyon
Trail - Parking S Platte River runs along WCT |
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| PRS-sc | 39 32.060 | -105 4.308 | Slocumb Cabin | 5,502 | Scenic Area | Slocum Cabin, trail access only | |||
| PRS2 | 39 32.676 | -105 3.802 | Marina Via | 5,450 | Flag, Blue | Via @ Marina Parking | |||
| PRSpcth | 39 31.917 | -105 2.739 | Plum Cr TH | 5,473 | Parking Area | Plum Cr Trail Trailhead | |||
| PRScte | 39 32.279 | -105 2,451 | HCW Tr to E | 5,504 | Bike Trail | Highliine Canal Trail W across RR tracks | |||
| PRSdol | 39 33.287 | -105 2.907 | Overlook loop | 5,535 | Scenic Area | Overlook area with benches Hard surface W on dam | |||
| PRSloop | See Above | End of track | |||||||