RMOTHG Trip – Green Mountain - Rooney Valley Trail

This will be a casual RMOTHG morning walk up to the summit and then to the radio tower on the eastern slope. From the radio tower we'll then head back the way we came. We'll be utilizing both the Rooney Valley and Green Mountain trails.

If the group is interested, we can head into Lakewood for Starbucks after the hike. There's one located at 12408 West Alameda Parkway.

Weather, at the time of this posting, is expected to be partly cloudy but with no precipitation. Overnight low will be 40 degrees (4.4 C) with the afternoon high at about 65 degrees (18.3 C).

Please bring layered clothing so that you can adjust for the temperature changes as we'll be starting out on the western side of the mountain in the shade where it will be cold!

 Roundtrip distance will be 4.7 miles (7.5 km) with about 1,000 feet (300 m) of overall elevation gain.

Let's meet at 7 am at the Rooney Road Trailhead for Green Mountain (William F. Hayden Green Mountain Park, Lakewood - Google link below) 

We'll start out from the parking area trailhead, going up Green Mountain Trail and then connecting with the Rooney Valley Trail to the summit and then, from there, going further east to the radio tower and then back down again.

Parking area on Google Maps: 

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Rooney+Road+Trailhead/@39.696235,-105.1931678,17z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x876b83696f68ff61:0xbb22695dcb2aba09!8m2!3d39.6965713!4d-105.1921606!16s%2Fg%2F11b7chfn2l?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDYyOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D