GRN001
Location: 39.9974555969238, -105.292816162109
From parking area, head west on dirt trail. Path climbs through Gregory Canyon, paralleling Gregory Creek.
GRN002
Location: 39.9973411560059, -105.305946350098
Terrain flattens briefly as the trail curves around a forested ridge; follow path to the southwest through conifer forest.
GRN003
Location: 39.9961814880371, -105.308074951172
Keep straight @ 3-way, heading south.
GRN004
Location: 39.9933776855469, -105.307991027832
Bear left @ Y-junction. Trail climbs to the southeast up drainage.
GRN005
Location: 39.9906158447266, -105.30509185791
Turn right @ T-junction on the Ranger Trail; continue climbing.
GRN006
Location: 39.9878807067871, -105.306465148926
For the next .4 mile, trail climbs up ridge overlooking Panther Canyon.
GRN007
Location: 39.9842948913574, -105.302513122559
Trail switchbacks to the right, hugging slopes. Look to the left for views of Green Mountain's rocky summit.
GRN008
Location: 39.9828720092773, -105.303741455078
Turn left (southeast) for final .2-mile climb to the summit.
GRN009
Location: 39.9821128845215, -105.301490783691
Green Mountain (8,144 ft.): Giant boulders enclose Green's summit. Scale boulder on summit's northwest side to sign register found in the 4-foot cairn. A 3-D metal peak finder on top of the cairn lists surrounding peaks. Views of Rocky Mountain National Park to the northwest, the Indian Peaks to the west, and Boulder to the northeast. Retrace route to trailhead.
Hike west from the trailhead through open conifer forest. The trail climbs up Gregory Canyon, paralleling Gregory Creek. After a mile, the terrain flattens briefly as the path curves around a forested ridge, then travels south. At mile 1.4, bear left at trail fork and hike southeast up a small drainage. The route turns right onto the Ranger Trail and ascends Green Mountain's northwest ridge .2 mile later—savor views of wooded ridgelines to the northwest across Panther Canyon. The trail crests the boulder-strewn summit of Green Mountain at mile 2.7. Scale the summit's largest boulder to sign the register and to find views of Rocky Mountain National Park and the Indian Peaks.
-Mapped by Kim Phillips and Jason Stevenson
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