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Hike South Rim Trail, Roxborough State Park, Colorado

The South Rim Trail in Roxborough State Park (Colorado) begins approximately 0.5 miles from the Visitor Center starting on the Carpenter Peak Trail. The South Rim Trail is a single track trail that is considered moderate for hiking difficulty. It is approximately 1.8 miles long with approximately a 500 foot elevation gain. The trail connects to the Carpenter Peak and Willow Creek Trails. The trail winds through scrub oak, cottonwoods, grassy meadows and through the Willow Creek riparian area. It then continues up the rocky outcrops of the Dakota Ridge Hogback opening up to a northern view of the valley giving a hiker a bird's eye view of the Dakota, Lyons and Fountain Formations. The average hiking time is approximately 2 hours.
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