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Denver Orbital Trail

Regional route518 km · 322 miBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct

Next nearby hike: Little Dry Creek Trail 1.6 mi · 2.5 kmExplore Colorado →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct · highs 16–26 °C (61–79 °F)

  1. J6°-7°16
  2. F8°-7°20
  3. M12°-4°43
  4. A16°0°62
  5. M21°6°62
  6. J26°11°46
  7. J30°14°46
  8. A28°14°45
  9. S25°10°39
  10. O18°4°37
  11. N11°-3°21
  12. D5°-7°23

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

Trail facts

Mapped length
518 km · 322 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Best months
Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Colorado
Continent
North America
Route type
Regional route
Ref
DOT
Operator (OSM)
https://www.denverorbital.org/
Route centre
39.7229, -105.0031
Route start
39.8235, -105.1003
OpenStreetMap
relation 17718136
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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distance from the trail start

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1.6 mi · 2.5 km · Colorado

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Niver Canal Trail

2.8 mi · 4.5 km · Colorado

Clear Creek Greenbelt Wheat Ridge

3.1 mi · 5.1 km · Colorado

Outer Loop Trail

3.6 mi · 5.8 km · Colorado

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