Denver Orbital Trail

Trip

Hiking – Orbital Trail - Segment 3

For Rocky Mountain Over the Hill Gang members ONLY. We will hike segment 3 of the Denver Orbital Trail (DOT) – downtown Morrison to the lakeshore in Bear Creek Lake Park and back to Morrison.

  • Easy
  • Easy
  • Mileage: 5.92 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 3 ft
  • High Point Elevation: 5,796 ft
  • Pace: Casual

We will meet at 9:00am at the Morrison Park N Ride – 3485 S Rooney Rd, Morrison, CO 80465 – gravel lot across from Phillips  66.  https://maps.app.goo.gl/hiUKTjTTro7eH9XcA  We will take a very brief carpool to our starting spot.

The DOT is a walking route that makes a full circle around Denver.  Segment 3 starts in Morrison and goes into Bear Creek Lake Park.  Due to the short distance of this segment, we will do an out and back starting and ending in Morrison.

Route/Place

Denver Orbital Trail


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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

The standard 10 essentials and extra clothing layers.

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