Wheat Ridge Greenbelt

My New Year's Day walk (to walk off the chiles rellenos) was from Prospect Park to Youngfield along Clear Creek Trail through the Wheat Ridge Greenbelt, and back.

In this part of the greenbelt, the main walking trail is mostly dirt or gravel, with a separate paved bike trail on the opposite bank of Clear Creek, and several (narrow & muddy) side trails through the trees and right along the creek. Today, I walked west on the main dirt path, and back along the bike path.

This is one of my favorite walks in the Denver metro area, and is so close I can fit it around lunch on a busy workday. A very woodsy walk, it's almost like being in an Eastern forest at many points, which makes it unusual for Colorado. Aside from the inevitable traffic noise, it manages to feel remarkably rural, though in the middle of a heavily populated area. Check it out.