City of Lafayette Trail & Ruth Roberts Connector Trail via Coal Creek Trail is a 15.5-mile out-and-back in Ruth Roberts Preserve near Country Estates, CO. It climbs 542 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,154 – 5,456 ft17.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.94474, -105.07361
Nearest town Country Estates, CO
Directions
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City of Lafayette Trail & Ruth Roberts Connector Trail via Coal Creek Trail
15.5 mi · ▲ 542 ft · 5 hr 26 min
Elevation 5,154–5,455 ft
Out & Back · Ruth Roberts Preserve
Trailhead: 39.94474, -105.07361
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 92°F / low 63° · precip 5% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Lake Link Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Ruth Roberts Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Rock Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 1.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Coal Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto City of Lafayette Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miReach Ruth Roberts Connector Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Coal Creek Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Rock Creek Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Ruth Roberts Connector Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Lake Link Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 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 surface
84% gravel8% paved5% dirt3% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 92°F63°
Precip5%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity31%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun
90°60°
21%
Mon
89°75°
27%
Tue
88°68°
24%
Wed
90°68°
24%
Thu
89°71°
22%
Fri
92°69°
15%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM — 6 min before dark.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Lake Link Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Lake Link Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Community Ditch Trail via Lake Link Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 108 ft
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- Lake Link Trail 9.2 mi · ▲ 270 ft
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