| ReDakotaSlide | Redrocks, Morrison Slide & Dakota Hogback Trails | ||||||
| Trail Network Overview | Follows Village
Ride trails S out of Matthews/Winters Park.
Then follows Red Rocks Trail. The track follows Morrison Slide Trail to Cherry Gulch, then heading up Morrison SlideTrail for better views. |
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| When the trail meets the Red Rocks trail again, it follows it back N to beginning of Morrison Slide trail and then back for trail coverage. Following trail S, it includes a spur trail up to a Red Rocks Parking lot. | |||||||
| Trail then exits park to E and goes to top of the Dakota hogback that it then follows to N end and around to start. | |||||||
| Key | RDS | Connects to: | Golden 470 (North) | Also Known As: | Village Ride Trail | ||
| Zorro Trail | |||||||
| Waypoints | 14 | ||||||
| New | Last Modified | ||||||
| Website | Matthews/Winters Park | 8/11/2008 | N/A | ||||
| Distance Statistics | |||||||
| Cycle Computer | TrackLog | Route | Round Trip | ||||
| 9.1 | 4.9 | ||||||
| Elevation Statistics | |||||||
| Start | End | Min | Max | Gain | Ascent | Descent | Grade |
| 6,335 | 6,335 | 5,991 | 6,791 | 0 | 2,039 | 8 | |
| Type | Mountain Bike | Rating | Easy start - RDShbs via Red Rocks Trail (as far as Mtn Bike trails go) | ||||
| Medium - RDShbs to end & Morrison Slide - (steep or rocky sections) | |||||||
| Codes | Msd | ||||||
| Surfaces | Mostly Dirt trail/single track | ||||||
| Notes | Area has
interesting history - see website link above. Track length includes backtracking over
Red Rocks trail & parking spur. Subtract 2.4 miles from total is using Morrison Slide trail - 2 if using Red Rocks Trail only. (Subtract .9 for parking spur) |
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| Track Color | Map Color | Track Starts @ | Track Ends @ | ||||
| Dark Yellow | Gold | Mathews/Winters Park Trail head (RDSmwp) | Mathews/Winters Park - Trail head (RDSmwp) | ||||
| Waypoint | Latitude | Longitude | Comment | Altitude | Waypoint Type | Comment | |
| RDSmwp | 39 41.668 | -105 12.260 | M/W Park RR | 6,335 | Parking Area | Mathews/Winters Park - Trail head -
Restroom Bike trail is at E end of lot! Start Village Ride section |
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| RDSvws | 39 41.414 | -105 12.483 | VillageWalk S | 6,398 | Trail head | S end of Hiker only Village Walk/Ride sections | |
| RDSmsn | 39 40.995 | -105 12.702 | M Slide N | 6,456 | Bike Trail | Morrison Slide Tr N Junction - follow either trail | |
| RDSmss | 39 40.556 | -105 12.457 | M Slide S | 6,507 | Bike Trail | Morrison Slide Tr S Junction | |
| RDSapn | 39 40.362 | -105 12.087 | AlamedaPkwyN | 6,244 | Parking Area | Alameda Pkwy N - Small parking area | |
| RDSpse | 39 40.175 | -105 11.998 | ParkingSpur E | 6,116 | Bike Trail | Optional spur to Bigger parking area | |
| RDSpsw | 39 40.145 | -105 12.206 | ParkingSpur W | 6,285 | Parking Area | Bigger parking area - end spur - backtrack | |
| RDSpse | See Above | End spur - backtrack | |||||
| RDSrrl | 39 40.218 | -105 11.762 | RedRocksLoop | 6,054 | Bike Trail | Red Rocks Loop Rd - use shoulder E | |
| RDShbs | 39 40.259 | -105 11.626 | Hogback Tr S | 6,054 | Bike Trail | S end of Hogback Trail | |
| RDSdls | 39 40.535 | -105 11.538 | Dinosaur Lp S | 6,199 | Bike Trail | Dinosaur Loop Rd S - start G47 Tr share | |
| RDSdln | 39 40.636 | -105 11.521 | Dinosaur Lp N | 6,162 | Bike Trail | Dinosaur Loop Rd N - end G47 Tr share | |
| RDS-zt | 39 41.428 | -105 11.894 | Zorro Tr | 6,480 | Bike Trail | Zorro Trail to Rooney Rd TH - C470 & G470 trails | |
| RDSjpr | 39 41.831 | -105 12.188 | Jurassic Pk RTD | 6,397 | Truck Stop | RTD Jurassic Park & Ride | |
| RDSg47w | 39 41.790 | -105 12.214 | G47 Tr W | 6,358 | Bike Trail | Golden 470 Tr W junction - Co 26 | |
| RDSmwp | See first waypoint | End of Track | |||||
| RTD: | RTD-MJP | ||||||