GeoBiking CO_DS TGC Trail Description

TollgateCr Tollgate & W Tollgate Creek Trails
Trail Network Overview Follows W Tollgate Cr trails from Piney Cr W of E470 & Arapahoe Rd to the Highline Canal E section, then southward, following Tollgate Creek to Quincey, then back along Quincey closing a loop.
Key TGC Connects to: Aurora Power Con Also Known As:
    Highline Canal East
  PineyCrSam
  Smoky Hill Rd
  UnNamed Cr thrice
Waypoints 23   Westerly Spillway Last Modified Extended start down to Piney Cr
Corrected track near Hutchinson Pond
  Subdivision Trail 6/20/2008
Distance Statistics
Cycle Computer TrackLog Route   Round Trip
20.3 16.9
Elevation Statistics
Start End Min Max Gain Ascent Descent Grade
5,879 0 5,473 6,054 -5,879 841 1
Type MUPS / Drainage Rating Mild + Steepest near beginning - don't let average grade fool you
Codes Rprc
Surfaces Concrete with sidewalk section along Quincy & Flanders, short street section near start.
Notes Quincy Resevoir trail requires permit & no bikes are allowed.
Track Color Map Color Track Starts @ Track Ends @
Magenta Pink PineyCrSampson Tr  (TGCpcs) Quincey & W Tollgate Cr  (TGC-le)
Waypoint Latitude Longitude Comment Altitude Waypoint Type Long Description / note
TGCpcs 39 35.485 -104 43.518 PCS Tr 5,879 BikeTrail PineyCr Sampson Tr
Follow Ponderosa Tr uphill to Versailles
TGC-sh 39 36.050 -104 43.373 SmokyHill Tr 6,053 BikeTrail Smokey Hill Rd & Versailles
TGC-ts 39 36.346 -104 43.291 Tr Starts here 6,011 BikeTrail Start of Tollgate Cr Trail proper
Versailles Across from Canyon Cr Elem
TGCuns 39 36.570 -104 45.508 UNC S junction 5,974 BikeTrail UNC Trail Bounces off trail here
TGC-pp 39 36.956 -104 44.396 Pioneer Pk 5,860 Park  
TGCtep 39 37.110 -104 44.801 Timberline El Pk 5,843 BikeTrail Trial S goes past Timberline Elementary into private park emptying out near Smokey Hill Rd
TGCfhp 39 37.744 -104 45.428 Fox Hill Park 5,772 Park  
TGCqfw 39 38.315 -104 45.531 Quincy Flanders 5,800 BikeTrail Quincy Reservoir blocks trail access
Follow Flanders S to here, then go West.
UNC middle Tr Junction to E
TGCwtn 39 38.321 -104 46.931 WTG CR TR GO N 5,685 BikeTrail Follow W Tollgate Cr Trail N
TGC360 39 39.174 -104 46.736 Twin 360 Turns 5,625 Waypoint Twin 360 turns on W side of Cr at Hampden, Trail no on E side of Cr
TGCunc 39 40.030 -104 46.638 UNC HutchinsonPnd 5,562 BikeTrail UNC Trail heads E from here
Hutchinson Pond
TGChss 39 40.585 -104 47.574 HorseShoe Pk S 5,538 BikeTrail Horseshoe park - S Junction
TGCapc 39 40.877 -104 47.871 APC Tr NE 5,525 BikeTrail Aurora PowerLine Conservatory Tr
TGChse 39 40.878 -104 47.973 Horseshoe Pk E 5,515 Park Westerly Spillway Tr & southbound section of this trail short distance to West in park.
TGChce 39 42.510 -104 48.368 Highline East 5,473 BikeTrail Highline Canal Tr Alameda E of Chambers.
Backtrack to follow track
TGCfrk 39 41.137 -104 48.102 Mexico Tr Split 5,510 BikeTrail Trail Splits N of Creek Forking, follow Tollgate Cr trail via Mexico St to W
TGCwst 39 40.747 -104 48.162 Westerly Spill T 5,536 BikeTrail End of Westerly Spillway Trail
TGChsw 39 40.825 -104 48.010 Horseshoe Go E 5,518 BikeTrail Horseshoe park - Take trail to Right.
Continuing straight takes you back to earlier Trail section.
TGCprk 39 39.667 -104 47.845 Park 5,615 Meadowood Pk Meadowood Park, Dartmouth Elementaryl
TGCsub 39 39.057 -104 47.897 Trail W 5,655 BikeTrail Subdivision Trail W (drainage)
TGCmvp 39 38.787 -104 47.936 RR Mission Viejo 5,674 Park Mission Viejo Park, Restroom
TGClpp 39 38.638 -104 47.837 La Parquita T C 5,684 Park La Parquita Park, Tennis Court
TGC-qe 39 38.319 -104 47.840 Quincey E 5,725 Waypoint Quincy Ave, Follow sidewalk on N side
eastward to close loop
TGC-wtn See Above End of Tolgate Cr Loop section.
RTD: RTD-OY