GeoBiking CO_DN G47

Golden 470 Golden Area trails S of Clear Creek
Trail Network Overview Combination of Golden Trails connecting Clear Cr Trail to C470 Trail
Key G47 Connects to: Apex Gulch Trail Also Known As: Deadman Gulch Trail, US 6 Tr,
Golden Trail,  Kinney Run Trail
  Clear Creek Trail shares
Waypoints 28   C470 Trail CO_DS
  Golden Leyden Trail
  Heyden Green Mtn Trail CO_DS
  Matthew / Winters Trails CO_DS Modified Jeffco center Light rail, Fossil Trace
Canals Agricultural Ditch starts at G47cce 9/11/15
Distance Statistics
Cycle Computer TrackLog Route   Round Trip
17.8 14.4
Elevation Statistics
Start End Min Max Gain Ascent Descent Grade
6,069 6,069 5,651 6,411 0 1,764 3
Type MUPS / Connector Rating Moderate +, ups & downs prevail
Codes Rpbwl
Surfaces Concrete paths, bike lanes & Paved shoulders
Notes This trail contains an internal loop to help show more trail options.  Shortcuts exist.
Follow Counter-Clockwise to minimize downtown bike lane hill climb.
Colfax and CO26 sections have paved shoulder.  Dino ridge section is ped/bike scenic section
Track Color Map Color Track Starts @ Track Ends @
Blue Lt Blue Rooney Road Trail Head (G47rrt) South of I70. Rooney Road Trail Head (G47rrt) South of I70.
Waypoint Longitude Latitude Comment Altitude Waypoint Type Long Description / note
G47rrt 39 41.776 -105 11.517 Rooney Rd T Head 6,069 Parking Area It is Safer to cross bridge & follow C470 trail instead of Rooney Road
G47hgm 39 41.742 -105 11.378 HGM + C470 Trail 6,098 Bike Trail C470 & Heyden Green Mtn Trails
G47-rr 39 42.407' -105 11.813 Rooney Rd 6,184 Bike Trail Follow Shoulder N on Rooney Road to Colfax Ave.  Limited parking here.
G47-ca 39 43.255 -105 11.956 Colfax Ave 6,011 Flag, Blue Colfax, Trail is just W of overpass
G47us6 39 43.582 -105 11.940 US 6 Jeffco Pkwy 6,018 Bike Trail US 6 Trail starts
G47ftw 39 44.094 -105 12.833 FossilTrace W 5,884 Flag, Blue Head E past "The Splash"
G47fte 39 44.180 -105 12.085 FossilTrace E 5,854 Flag, Blue Follow along Johnson Rd North
G47jsg 39 44.507 -105 12.046 Johnson S Golden 5,819 Scenic Area Traffic Circle go NW on W side
Nice Indian on horse statue
G47fjs 39 44.755 -105 12.542 NB R Ford - SB joins 5,758 Bike Trail NB use bike lane on Ford
SB rejoins trail here
G47fjn 39 45.304 -105 13.062 SB R Jackson - NB joins 5,682 Bike Trail SB jog right to Jackson
NB rejoins trail here
G47cce 39 45.451 -105 13.197 CC Tr Coors Go W 5,665 Bike Trail Also GoldenLeyden Trail - Vanover Park
G47ccm 39 45.286 -105 13.540 CC Tr GLY Tr M 5,675 Bike Trail End share CC & GLY trails
G47spur6 39 45.147 -105 13.954 US 6 Spur 5,707 Flag, Blue US 6 Tr Spur
G47ccw 39 45.186 -105 14.095 CC GLY Tr W 5,725 Bike Trail N end US 6 Tr
G47spur6 See Above Follow US 6 Tr S
G47196 39 44.727 -105 13.401 19th US 6 5,885 Flag, Blue Prospect Park
G47tct 39 44.589 -105 13.276 Triceratops Tr 5,880 Scenic Area Geologic fossil trail
G47dgt 39 44.152 -105 12.898 Deadman Gulch Tr 5,865 Bike Trail Trail Follows Deadman Gulch after going under US 6
US 6 Trail continues S
G47jmc 39 43.658 -105 12.181 Jeffco Municipal 6,033 Bike Trail Construction blocks US 6 Trail to S
backtrack - not in route
G47ctr 39 43.527 -105 12.864 Crawford Tripp R 6,054 Bike Trail Trail resumes short distance S off end of next street.  Becomes Kinney Run Trail
G47krt 39 43.455 -105 12.832 Kinney Run Trail 6,070 Bike Trail Resume Southerly uphill trail
G47atp 39 42.939 -105 12.654 Apex Tr Parking 6,213 Parking Area Apex Mtn Bike Trail head
To avoid steep dirt downhill follow parking lot trail to G47-CH route point.
G47-ap 39 42.977 -105 12.593 Apex Park 6,182 Restrooms Apex Park, parking, porta-potty
G47-ch 39 43.007 -105 12.465 Colfax Heritage 6,137 Flag, Blue Follow Shoulder of Colfax S to I70
G47jpr 39 42.015 -105 12.314 Jurassic RTD 6,411 Truck Stop Follow CO 26 south under I70
G47mwp 39 41.761 -105 12.229 RDS Tr MW Pk 6,367 Bike Trail Matthews/Winters Park - Mtn Bike Trails
G47rds 39 40.540 -105 11.548 RDS Tr s 6,177 Bike Trail ReDakotaSlide Tr S
G47rdn 39 40.636 -105 11.521 RDS Tr N 6,162 Bike Trail ReDakotaSlide Tr N
G47apy 39 41.214 -105 11.573 APY Tr 5,978 Bike Trail Alameda Pkwy Tr (South)
G47rrt See Above End of Loop
RTD: RTD-MJP