Matthews/Winters Park

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Hiking – Matthews/Winters Park

This is the third conditioning hike in THIS series of Ascending Hikes. This is a 6.8 mile loop and 1,450 ft elevation gain. We will start out on the Red Rocks trail and ascend the Dakota Ridge trail looping back to the cars. Our pace will reflect the purpose of conditioning for the season of upcoming Ascending Hikes.

  • Moderate
  • Moderate
  • Mileage: 6.8 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 1,450 ft
  • Pace: 1.9-2.5 mph

Pace will be between 2.2 and 2.5 mph as we are conditioning for the season.

We will meet at the Matthews/Winters Open Space Park trail head at 7:20 a.m. for  7:30  A.M. departure.

The Park address is :  1103 County Rd 93, Golden, CO 80401

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Matthews/Winters Park



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