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Willow Springs Open Space

Blackmer Lake–Centennial Link Trail, 3 sights

14.3 mi · ▲ 242 ft · 4 hr 53 min

Blackmer Lake–Centennial Link Trail, 3 sights is a 14.3-mile out-and-back in Willow Springs Open Space near Devonsire Heights, CO. The route reaches Blackmer Lake. It is mostly level, with 242 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,456 – 5,663 ft16.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.64212, -104.94083
Nearest town Devonsire Heights, CO
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Blackmer Lake–Centennial Link Trail, 3 sights

14.3 mi · ▲ 242 ft · 4 hr 53 min

Elevation 5,456–5,662 ft

Out & Back · Willow Springs Open Space

Trailhead: 39.64212, -104.94083

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  4. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 250 ftBear right onto High Line Canal Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Quincy Avenue Multi-Use Path, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto High Line Canal Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miPass Blackmer Lake.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  14. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  16. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  18. 2 miBear left onto Centennial Link Trail, heading SE.
  19. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  20. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Little Dry Creek Trail, heading E.
  21. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  23. 0.6 miSharp right onto Willow Creek Trail, heading SW.
  24. 0.7 miReach Blackmer Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  26. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  27. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  28. 0.1 miTurn right onto Willow Creek Greenbelt Trail, heading N.
  29. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Little Dry Creek Trail, heading NW.
  30. 250 ftContinue straight onto Centennial Link Trail, heading NW.
  31. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  32. 0.8 miBear right onto High Line Canal Trail, heading W.
  33. 1.8 miSharp left, heading NW.
  34. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  35. 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
  36. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  37. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  38. 300 ftBear right, heading E.
  39. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  40. 0.4 miTurn right onto Quincy Avenue Multi-Use Path, heading NW.
  41. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  42. 50 ftBear right onto High Line Canal Trail, heading NW.
  43. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  44. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  45. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  46. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  47. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/blackmer-lake-blackmer-lake-out-back-4-sights-24-km-8d16

Trail surface

42% gravel29% dirt18% paved11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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