| SmokyRamble | Trails connecting Aurora Reservoir to other trails in area | ||||||
| Trail Network Overview | Trail starts out
on the Piney Cr side of Smokey Hill Rd and covers some trails on that side
before going over the top.5 gates. It then covers trails on the NE side and connects to the 3 open gates (of 5) to Aurora Reservoir. |
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| Some backtracking of trails is required for coverage. | |||||||
| Key | SR | Connects to: | Aurora Res Tr | Also Known As: | Beacon Point, Murphy Cr, Sampson Gulch & South Shore Trails | ||
| Piney Cr Sam | |||||||
| Smoky Hill Rd | |||||||
| Waypoints | 38 | New | Last Modified | Modified trail section near PCS trail to add new trails / connections | |||
| 6/20/2008 | 11/11/10 | ||||||
| Distance Statistics | |||||||
| Cycle Computer | TrackLog | Route | Round Trip | ||||
| 17.6 | 14.2 | ||||||
| Elevation Statistics | |||||||
| Start | End | Min | Max | Gain | Ascent | Descent | Grade |
| 6,005 | 6,028 | 5,910 | 6,148 | 23 | 1,696 | 3 | |
| Type | MUPS / Coverage | Rating | Mid, Up & Down - one short steep section | ||||
| Codes | Rpcd | ||||||
| Surfaces | Wide Concrete, packed gravel & a few narrow concrete paths on S Shore area | ||||||
| Notes | $7.00 entrance fee
to park inside Aurora Reservoir. No
fee for bicycle entry. No real trail
heads w/parking outside reservoir. Gates to be open 6:00 AM to 8:30 PM conditions permitting. |
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| Two waypoints (SR-g3 & SR-g5 locked gates) are not included in routes - areas under construction - no connection yet | |||||||
| Track Color | Map Color | Track Starts @ | Track Ends @ | ||||
| Dark Magenta | Violet | End of drainage Tr S Jackson Gap Way (SR-sot) | Marina Restroom (SR-eot) | ||||
| Waypoint | Latitude | Longitude | Comment | Altitude | Waypoint Type | Long Description / note | |
| SR-sot | 39 34.603 | -104 42.019 | Tr Start | 6,005 | Bike Trail | Start of trail - SE end of drainage trail - S Jackson Gap Way | |
| SR-x2 | 39 34.789 | -104 42.254 | X2 - Go S | 5,943 | Bike Trail | 2nd Tr self crossing - Go S | |
| SR-det | 39 34.740 | -104 42.256 | Dead End Tr | 5,694 | Bike Trail | Tr deadends | |
| SR-pcss | 39 34.710 | -104 42.691 | PCS Tr S | 5,970 | Bike Trail | Piney Cr Sampson Tr S junction - share NW | |
| SR-pcsn | 39 34.977 | -104 42.912 | PCS Tr N | 5,910 | Bike Trail | Go E on N side of Red Tailed Hawk Park | |
| SR-x1 | 39 34.754 | -104 42.154 | X1 Gulch Tr | 5,987 | Bike Trail | 1st Tr Self crossing - Follow Tr up gulch | |
| SR-egd | 39 35.041 | -104 41.670 | E Glasgow Dr | 6,067 | Bike Trail | E Glasgow Dr - Go uphill | |
| SR-shs | 39 34.937 | -104 41.186 | SmokyHill Tr S | 6,161 | Bike Trail | SE junction of Smoky Hill Tr - Continue across
(Becomes Oak Hill Rd) Head NE on W side - Parks & red trails are private |
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| SR-frm | 39 35.412 | -104 40.911 | FoxRidge Middle | 6,095 | School | Fox Ridge Middle School Go downhill | |
| SR-pa | 39 35.386 | -104 40.788 | PowhatonArapahoe | 6,070 | Waypoint | Powhaton & Arahaphoe - Go N | |
| SR-pc | 39 35.869 | -104 40.835 | PowhatonCalhoun | 6,057 | Bike Trail | Tr Self cross - Turn E | |
| SR-g4 | 39 35.794 | -104 40.555 | Gate 4 AR Tr | 5,982 | Green Triangle | Gate 4 - S Shore & Quantac Way - Aurora Res Tr | |
| SR-np | 39 35.736 | -104 40.486 | Neighborhood Pk | 5,983 | Park | Neighborhood park w/falls | |
| Sr-sf | 39 35.552 | -104 40.565 | Senac Falls | 6,020 | Scenic Area | Falls, Park, Spur trail to streets W | |
| SR-scs | 39 35.337 | -104 40.618 | Senac Cr Tr S | 6,043 | Bike Trail | Optional SubLoop start (Follow Narrow Tr E) | |
| SR-nts | 39 35.325 | -104 40.435 | Narrow Tr S | 6,070 | Waypoint | Narrow Tr SE end | |
| SR-ntn | 39 35.493 | -104 40.382 | Narrow Tr N | 6,033 | Waypoint | Narrow Tr NE end | |
| SR-scn | 39 35.519 | -104 40.558 | End Loop | 6,016 | Bike Trail | Back to Senac Cr - end narrow Tr loop | |
| SR-scx | 39 35.290 | -104 40.635 | End Senac Cr Tr | 6,034 | Bike Trail | End of Senac Cr Tr | |
| SR-cth | 39 35.411 | -104 41.043 | Cherokee Tr HS | 6,092 | School | Cherokee Trail HS - continue NW along Arapahoe Rd | |
| SR-sha | 39 35.286 | -104 41.407 | Smky H Arapahoe | 6,163 | Bike Trail | Smoky Hill Tr @ Arapahoe - Follow NW | |
| SR-shn | 39 35.647 | -104 41.820 | Smky Hill Ider | 6,154 | Bike Trail | Smoky Hill Tr @ Ider/Tallyn's Reach - Follow NNE | |
| SR-mcs | 39 35.826 | -104 41.740 | Wheatlands Ider | 6,098 | Bike Trail | Murphy Cr S Junction - Wheatlands Pky & Ider - GO W | |
| SR-ww | 39 35.862 | -104 41.905 | Wheatlands W | 6,081 | Bike Trail | Wheatlands W - Go downhill | |
| SR-mcn | 39 36.114 | -104 41,902 | Murphy Cr N | 6,034 | Bike Trail | Short Tr to W deadends - Go E then N downhill & back up to Wheatlan | |
| SR-mcs | See SR-mcs above | Head E this time | |||||
| SR-wpl | 39 35.995 | -104 41.519 | Wheat Langdale | 6,090 | Waypoint | Wheatlands Pky & Langdale -Radome | |
| SR-t2w | 39 36.101 | -104 41.419 | Tr Gate 2 W | 6,070 | Bike Trail | Follow Tr 2 SE downhill to gate 2 | |
| SR-pe | 39 36.111 | -104 41.051 | Powhaton Euclid | 6,029 | Bike Trail | Powhaton & Euclid - Tr goes under | |
| SR-g2 | 39 36.212 | -104 40.830 | Gate 2 | 5,979 | Green Triangle | Aurora Reservoir Gate 2 - backtrack to SR-pe | |
| SR-pe | See SR-pe | Head NW on Powhaton | |||||
| SR-pm | 39 36.308 | -104 41.166 | Powhaton Millbrook | 6,008 | Waypoint | Head W Then N to catch trail | |
| SR-m | 39 36.273 | -104 41.257 | Middlebrook S | 6,023 | Waypoint | Head N Then W & SW to next point | |
| SR-t2w | See SR-2tw | Backtrack dowhill bypassing SR-m | |||||
| SR-g1 | 39 36.443 | -104 40.982 | Gate 1 | 5,961 | Green Triangle | Aurora Reservoir Gate 1 - backtrack to SR-pe | |
| SR-so | 39 36.565 | -104 40.832 | Scenic Overlook | 5,990 | Scenic Area | Scenic overlook - shaded bench - backtrack | |
| SR-bpc | 30 36.524 | -104 41.001 | BP Cmnty Cntr | 6,003 | Swimming Area | Beacon Point Community Center | |
| SR-m | See Sr-m above | Backtrack to here then SR-pm | |||||
| SR-pc | See SR-pc above | Tr Self cross - head WSW uphill on Calhoun | |||||
| SR-shn | See SR-shn above | Continue across Smoky Hill Rd | |||||
| SR-tra | 39 35,285 | -104 41.990 | TallynsRArapahoe | 6,030 | Waypoint | Tallyn's Reach & E Arapahoe - Go W | |
| SR-apa | 39 35.317 | -104 42.436 | AuroraArapahoe | 6,020 | Waypoint | Aurora Pkwy & Arapahoe - Go S | |
| SR-agd | 39 35.127 | -104 42.491 | Aurora Glasgow | 5,962 | Waypoint | Aurora Pkwy & Glasgow Dr - Go SE on N side (watch for narrow tr) | |
| SR-eot | 39 34.940 | -104 42.002 | End of Tr | 6,028 | Bike Trail | That's it - start of Tr is downhill & then up gulch on left | |
| SR-g3 | 39 36.256 | -104 40.667 | Gate 3 Locked | 5,979 | Red Triangle | Area under construction - gate locked as of 6/2/8 | |
| SR-g5 | 39 35.783 | -104 40.364 | Gate 5 Locked | 6006 | Red Triangle | Area under construction - gate locked as of 6/2/8 | |